Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions(CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3485)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 that is used by IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.

Vulnerability Details

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 link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the “References” section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2016-3598**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115269 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3485**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Transactions : Versions 7.3.x.x to 7.4.x.x are affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transaction | 7.4
7.3| IV88361| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400002842

For older versions of IBM Tivoli Composite Application manager for Transactions (eg 7.1 & 7.2), IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known