Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 5 and 7 that is used by IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates for October 2015.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4872
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107361 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4911
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/107360 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4893
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/107359 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4803
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/107358 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4734
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JGSS component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107356 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-5006
DESCRIPTION: IBM Java Security Components could allow an attacker with physical access to the system to obtain sensitive information from the Kerberos Credential Cache.
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106309 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 4.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, and 3.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the corresponding fix to IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms. To select the fix you need to apply in your environment, click on 'Download link' in the table below.
* If you are running IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 4.1, please apply interim fix IF0001 of this product version. You can apply this iFix on top of any fixpack of version 4.1.
* If you are running IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 3.2.2, please apply fixpack IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 3.2.2.9.
* If you are running IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 3.2.1, please apply interim fix IF0011 of this product version. You can apply this iFix on top of any fixpack of version 3.2.1.
* If you are running IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms 3.2.0, please apply interim fix IF0011 of this product version. You can apply this iFix on top of any fixpack of version 3.2.0.
| Product | VRMF | APAR |
| IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms | 4.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.0 | Download link |
Note regarding CVE-2015-4911
This was addressed by IBM in June 2008. As a reminder, users of Java 6 and above should
refer to the IBM XL XP-J documentation for the javax.xml.stream.supportDTD property
for information to help avoid this vulnerability.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
27 January 2016: 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21971479