Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in javax.management API affects IBM License Metric Tool and IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (CVE-2015-1920)

Summary

A vulnerability in javax.management API allows for remote code execution on IBM License Metric Tool and IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed servers.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1920**
DESCRIPTION:** WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by connecting to a management port and executing a specific sequence of instructions.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102404 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM License Metric Tool v7.5 & v7.2.2

IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed v7.5 & v7.2.2

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the fixes available in the following WebSphere Application Server security bulletin: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883573&gt;. Please mind, that servers in version 7.5 use WebSphere Application Server 7, and servers in version 7.2.2 use WebSphere Application Server 6.1.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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