Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8.0 SR5 FP 20 used by Host On-Demand. Host On-Demand has addressed the applicable CVEs.
These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK and Runtime Environment updates in July 2019.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-2816
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163878 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:N)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4473
DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-11771
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
- Host On-Demand: 12.0 - 12.0.4.2
- Host On-Demand: 13.0 - 13.0.2.1
- Host On-Demand: 14.0
Remediation/Fixes
For Host On-Demand server fix
|
Product |
VRMF |
Remediation |
|
Host On-Demand |
12.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3,12.0.4, 12.0.4.1 and 12.0.4.2 |
|
|
Host On-Demand |
13.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.1.1, 13.0.2 and 13.0.2.1 |
|
|
Host On-Demand |
14.0 |
For Client Fix
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
26 November 2019: 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 January 2020
UID
ibm11089070