Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Eclipse OpenJ9, Oracle Java SE, and IBM WebSphere Application Server affect IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Private for Data

Summary

This bulletin discloses three vulnerabilities that affect IBM Watson™ Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Private for Data:
- A high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse OpenJ9
- A medium-severity vulnerability in IBM WebSphere® Application Server
- A low-severity vulnerability in Oracle® Java SE

Vulnerability Details

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 the current score
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)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2426 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 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: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155744&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:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2019-4046 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242&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:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

These vulnerabilities affect IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Private for Data V1.1.3 through V1.1.4 (with IBM Cloud Pak for Data Release 1.2).

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pay for Data V1.1.5. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage, search for “watson compare and comply”, then select IBM Watson Compare and Comply for ICP for Data V1.1.5 Linux English eAssembly, part number CJ5MJEN.

For information about this version, download the software, extract the content of IBM_WAT_COM_AND_COMPLY_ICPDATA_V1.zip, and open the resulting README.md file.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.