Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition 6 SR16 FP15 (and earlier) used by WebSphere Message Broker and the IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition 7 SR9 FP20 (and earlier) or 7R1 SR3 FP20 (and earlier) used by IBM Integration Bus. These vulnerabilities were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates for October 2015
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4844
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the 2D component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107346 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4872
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the Security component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107361 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4911
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107360 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4893
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107359 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4840
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the 2D component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107353 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4803
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107358 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4734
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the JGSS component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107356 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-5006
DESCRIPTION: IBM Java Security Components could allow an attacker with physical access to the system to obtain sensitive information from the Kerberos Credential Cache.
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106309 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Integration Bus V9, V10
WebSphere Message Broker V8
IBM Integration Toolkit V9
WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit V8
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
| IBM Integration Bus | V10 | IT12305 | The APAR IT13254 supersedes IT12305. Please consult security bulletin http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21976779 for fix details. |
| IBM Integration Bus | V9 | IT12305 | An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central for all platforms. http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/Integration+Bus&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars= IT12305 The APAR is targeted to be available in fix pack 9.0.0.6 |
| WebSphere Message Broker (with APAR IT03599 applied*) | V8 | IT12305 | An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central for all platforms. http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars= IT12305 * For V8.0 users IT12305 is applicable if: - you have APAR IT03599 applied - you are using a V8.0 fix pack containing IT03599 The APAR is targeted to be available in fix pack 8.0.0.7 |
| WebSphere Message Broker (with APAR IT03599 not applied**) | V8 | IT12303 | An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central for all platforms. http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT12303 ** For V8.0 users IT12303 is applicable if : - you do not have APAR IT03599 applied - or you are using a V8.0 fix pack which does not contain IT03599 |
To address Java vulnerabilities in Toolkit
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
| IBM Integration Toolkit | V9.0 | IT12305 | An intim fix is available from IBM Fix Central http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/Integration+Bus&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars= IT12305 |
| WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit | V8.0 | IT12303 | An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT12303 |
Note regarding CVE-2015-4911
This was addressed by IBM in June 2008. As a reminder, users of Java 6 and above should refer to the IBM XL XP-J documentation for the javax.xml.stream.supportDTD property for information to help avoid this vulnerability.
For unsupported versions of the product IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.
The planned maintenance release dates for WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus are available at :
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006308
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 -Feb-2016 - Original version Published
19-Feb-2016 - Added V10 fix details
*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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Product Synonym
WMB IIB
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 March 2020
UID
swg21971322