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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2016-3485)

Created by Mike Gemmell on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/286645
286645

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6 and 7 that are used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3485
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.


Version Interim Fix
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2.2IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Interim Fix 13
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2.1IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 18
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.1.1IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 20


Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Security Bulletin: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 2016Q4

Change History

09 January 2017: Initial 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.

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:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21995206

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