Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Watson Assistant on IBM Cloud Private

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8, used by IBM Watson™ Assistant for IBM Cloud Private. The issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates for October 2018.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-3139 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151455&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

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)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects IBM Watson Assistant V1.0.0 through V1.0.1.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Watson Assistant V1.1.0. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage , search for “watson assistant,” and select IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Private V1.1.0 eAssembly, part number CJ4SVEN.

For information about this version, see the release notes . For information about installation, see the installation procedure

Workarounds and Mitigations

None