Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Decision Optimization Center

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 that is used by IBM Decision Optimization Center. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2016.

Vulnerability Details

CVE IDs: CVE-2016-3443, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-3427, CVE-2016-3449, CVE-2016-3422, CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-0363, CVE-2016-0376, CVE-2016-0264

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the Reference section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2016-3443** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112452 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0687** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112455 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0686** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to Serialization has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112456 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3427** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112459 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3449** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Deployment component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112453 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3422** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a partial availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112454 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3426** *DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a partial confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112457 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0363** *DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition contains a vulnerability in the IBM ORB implementation that may allow untrusted code running under a security manager to elevate its privileges. This vulnerability was originally reported as CVE-2013-3009.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See _https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112016 _for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0376** *DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability allows code running under a security manager to escalate its privileges by modifying or removing the security manager. This vulnerability was originally reported as CVE-2013-5456.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112152 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0264** *DESCRIPTION: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the IBM JVM facilitates arbitrary code execution under certain limited circumstances.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110867 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Decision Optimization Center 3.8.0.2 and earlier

Product Version(s)|

Affected Supporting Product and Version

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IBM ILOG Optimization Decision Manager Enterprise: v3.5 - v3.7.0.2
IBM Decision Optimization Center: v3.8 - v3.8.0.2|

IBM JDK Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 26

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download and install the IBM Java SDK as soon as practicable.

Before installing a newer version of IBM Java SDK, please ensure that you:

• Close any open programs that you have running;
• Rename the initial directory of the IBM Java SDK (for example: with a .old at the end),
• Download and install IBM Java SDK Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 26 and subsequent releases.
• Here are the detailed instructions for updating IBM Java SDK.

You must verify that applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None