Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux

Security Bulletin

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 that are used by Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2017 (CVE-2017-3511, CVE-2017-3539) and July 2017 (CVE-2017-10115, CVE-2017-10116).

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)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3539
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124915 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-10115
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 obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128876 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:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-10116
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128877 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Product Name	Versions Affected
Rational Developer for i	9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.5, 9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, 9.5.1, 9.5.1.1, 9.5.1.2
Rational Developer for AIX and Linux, AIX COBOL Edition	9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.1.1.2, 9.1.1.3, 9.1.1.4
Rational Developer for AIX and Linux, C/C++ Edition	9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.1.1.2, 9.1.1.3, 9.1.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

Update the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition of the product to address this vulnerability:

Product	VRMF	Remediation/First Fix
Rational Developer for i	9.0 through to 9.1	For all versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center. Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply interim fix: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - July 2017 - RDi. Make sure to click on the Java 7.0 Update FC link to update to IBM Java 7 SR10 FP10.
Rational Developer for i	9.5	For all versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center. Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply interim fix: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - July 2017 - RDi. Make sure to click on the Java 8.0 Update FC link to update to IBM Java 8 SR4 FP10.
Rational Developer for AIX and Linux	9.0 through to 9.1	For all client versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center. Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply interim fix: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - July 2017 - RDAL. Make sure to click on the Java 7.0 Update FC link to update to IBM Java 7 SR10 FP10.

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References

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Change History

8 Nov 2017: 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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Internal Use Only

PSIRT 9227: RDi:99125
PSIRT 8420: RDi:95005 RDAL:94862

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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux