Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM Runtime Environment Java that is used by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack has addressed this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
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 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)
Affected Products and Versions
Remediation/Fixes
|
Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix |
| 6.1 | 6.1.12.8 | Windows Linux |
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FIBM+Tivoli+Storage+Manager+FastBack&fixids=6.1.12.8-TIV-TSMFB-FP001&source=SAR&function=fixId&parent=ibm/Tivoli |
Customers on older versions of the product should upgrade to a fixed supported level.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
30 May 2019: Original version published
*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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 May 2019
UID
ibm10885743