Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect WebSphere Extreme Scale

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 6, 7 and 8 used by WebSphere eXtreme Scale. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" page, located in the “References” section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2018-2579**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137833 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:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2602**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE I18n component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2603**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137855 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2637**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JMX component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137889 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:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2633**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JNDI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Extreme Scale: 7.1.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 7.1.1
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.5.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 7.1.0.3| PI96734| Refer to the Version 7.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 7.1.1.1| PI96369| Refer to the Version 7.1.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.5.0.3| PI96369| Refer to the Version****8.5 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.6.0.8| PI96369| Refer to the Version 8.6 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere Extreme Scale| 8.6.1.2| PI96369| Refer to the Version 8.6.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None