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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities identified in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio (CVE-2019-2989)

Created by Anna Maciejkowicz on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1109811
1109811

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 used by WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2019.

These issues are also addressed by WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-2989
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169295 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5 and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5 are affected.

Remediation/Fixes


For all releases of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio, upgrade to WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5.6.2_IJ21200


For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository the issues are addressed by WebSphere Application Server. Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository:

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server October 2019 CPU

Note the following Flash before upgrading WebSphere Application Server:

WebSphere Service Registry and Repository: Read First before upgrading to WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

13 December 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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Internal Use Only

ADV0020470

PVR0202743

and

PVR0202744

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 December 2019

UID

ibm11109811

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