Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2016-0448, CVE-2016-0466)

Summary

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

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0448**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109949 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0466**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109948 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

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
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1

Remediation/Fixes

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.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.x Interim Fixes
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x Interim Fixes

For IBM Cognos Metrics Manager versions before 10.1, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None