Security Bulletin
Summary
There are vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 that is used by IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2014.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-6512
DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability is present in the DatagramSocket implementation in OpenJDK. This could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97147 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-6457
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97148 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified
All products are affected when running code releases 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 except for version 1.5.1.2 and above.
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified to the following code level or higher:
1.5.1.2
Latest Storwize V7000 Unified Software
Workarounds and Mitigations
Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
*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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005033