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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability (CVE-2021-35550) in Java SE affects IBM CICS TX Standard

Security Bulletin


Summary

Java SE is used by IBM CICS TX Standard to run WebSphere Liberty, Fix Installer and Java based CICS applications in the product. The fix removes vulnerability CVE-2021-35550 that allows an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-35550
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211627 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM CICS TX Standard11.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends you apply the following fix

     Product 

     Version 

     Defect 

        Remediation / First Fix 

IBM CICS TX Standard 

11.1

127739

 Fix Central Link

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

15 Jun 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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Document Information

Modified date:
14 February 2023

UID

ibm16595175