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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1072120
1072120

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM MQ has addressed the multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ versions 6, 7 and 8. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2018.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the “References” section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2018-3180
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151497 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support (LTS)
Maintenance level 9.1.0.1 and earlier

IBM MQ 9.0.0.x Long Term Support (LTS)
Maintenance level 9.0.0.5 and earlier

IBM MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)
Continuous delivery update 9.1.1 and earlier

IBM MQ 8.0
Maintenance levels 8.0.0.11 and earlier

IBM MQ 7.1 and IBM MQ 7.5
Extended support customers should contact IBM Support and request APAR IT30406.

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support (LTS)
Apply fix pack 9.1.0.2 or later

IBM MQ 9.0.0.x Long Term Support (LTS)
Apply fix pack 9.0.0.6 or later

IBM MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.1.2 or later

IBM MQ V8.0
Apply fix pack 8.0.0.12 or later.

IBM MQ 7.1 and IBM MQ 7.5
Extended support customers should contact IBM Support and request APAR IT30406.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

Added APAR number for extended customer support for IBM MQ 7.1 and IBM MQ 7.5.

*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:
07 October 2019

UID

ibm11072120

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