Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Java SE affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2020-14781)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Under certain circumstances, encrypted LDAP connections can be downgraded to unencrypted connections. The fix ensures that encrypted LDAP connections cannot be downgraded in this way.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-14781
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190099 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Control Center	6.1.3
IBM Control Center	6.2.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	iFix	Remediation
IBM Control Center	6.1.3.0	iFix12	Fix Central - 6.1.3.0
IBM Control Center	6.2.0.0	iFix07 or later	Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

16 Mar 2022: Initial Publication

*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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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Java SE affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2020-14781)