Security Bulletin: CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms

Security Bulletin

Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the JREs shipped with CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) for client applications. CICS TG itself is not vulnerable to all these risks but client side applications using the CICS TG supplied JREs might be.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit JCE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124890 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms v8.0, v8.1, v9.0, v9.1 and v9.2. Inclusion in this list does not imply that all the products are supported. See the IBM Support Lifecycle page for product end of support dates

Remediation/Fixes

Updated JREs have been made available on Fix Central. Upgrade the JRE used by CICS TG Java client applications and/or the CICS TG Gateway daemon. Updated JREs which can used with CICS TG Java client applications and the Gateway daemon are made available on Fix Central:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/identifyFixes?query.parent=ibm~Other software&query.product=ibm~WebSphere~CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms&query.release=All&query.platform=All

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*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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Security Bulletin: CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms