Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Cognos Metrics Manager

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6 and 7 used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5597**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 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:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5554**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118072 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.

| Version| Interim Fix
—|—|—
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2.2| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Interim Fix 15
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2.1| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 20
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 23
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.1.1| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 22