Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities may affect IBM® WebSphere Real Time

Summary

Java SE issues disclosed in the Oracle October 2016 Critical Patch Update

Vulnerability Details

CVE IDs: CVE-2016-5568 CVE-2016-5556 CVE-2016-5573 CVE-2016-5597 CVE-2016-5554 CVE-2016-5542

DESCRIPTION: This bulletin covers all applicable Java SE CVEs published by Oracle as part of their October 2016 Critical Patch Update. For more information please refer to Oracle’s October 2016 CPU Advisory and the X-Force database entries referenced below.

CVEID: CVE-2016-5568**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the AWT 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/118068 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-2016-5556**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D 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/118067 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-2016-5573**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the VM component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118070 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)

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)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5542**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118073 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

These vulnerabilities affect IBM WebSphere Real Time Version 3 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 50 and earlier releases

Remediation/Fixes

The fixes for these vulnerabilities are included in IBM WebSphere Real Time Version 3 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 60 and subsequent releases

IBM customers should download WebSphere Real Time updates from Fix Central.

IBM WebSphere Real Time releases can also be downloaded from developerWorks.

APAR numbers are as follows:

IV90157 (CVE-2016-5568)_
IV90158 (CVE-2016-5556)
IV90159 (CVE-2016-5573)
IV90160 (CVE-2016-5597)
IV90161 (CVE-2016-5554)
_IV90162 (CVE-2016-5542)