Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime Affect IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8.0.5.25, 8.0.5.20, and 7.0.10.30, used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+ has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-3180 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151497&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1890 DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+ 1.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

V.R.M.F

| APAR |Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
1.3.0 | TBD | Apply 1.3.0 Fix011, available on Fix Central.

For versions previous to 1.3.0, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None