Security Bulletin: Java Vulnerability Impacts IBM Control Center (CVE-2019-4723)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 and 8 that is used by IBM Control Center. The issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK update in January 2020.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4732
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.10.55, 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.4.55, and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.6.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. By placing a specially-crafted file in a compromised folder, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172618.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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VRMF

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iFix

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Remediation

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IBM Control Center

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6.0.0.2

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iFix09

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Fix Central - 6.0.0.2

IBM Control Center

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6.1.2.1

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iFix02

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Fix Central - 6.1.2.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None