Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition, Version 6 and IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by IBM Cognos Controller. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2015.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2015-0488
DESCRIPTION:An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102336for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID:CVE-2015-0478
DESCRIPTION:An unspecified vulnerability related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102339for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID:CVE-2015-2808
DESCRIPTION:The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely expose account credentials without requiring an active man-in-the-middle session. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to retrieve credit card data or other sensitive information. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as "Bar Mitzvah Attack".
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID:CVE-2015-1916
DESCRIPTION:Server applications which use the IBM Java Secure Socket Extension provider to accept SSL/TLS connections are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an unspecified vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101995for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Controller 10.2
IBM Cognos Controller 10.1.1
IBM Cognos Controller 10.1
IBM Cognos Controller 8.5.1
IBM Cognos Controller 8.5
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.1 FP1 IF1
IBM Cognos Controller 10.2 FP1 IF2
IBM Cognos Controller 10.1.1 FP3 IF4
IBM Cognos Controller 10.1 IF4
IBM Cognos Controller 8.5.1 FP1 IF1
Users of IBM Cognos Controller 8.5 are advised to contact IBM Customer Support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
CVE-2015-1916 were reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan of the PROSECCO team at INRIA
Change History
14 September 2015: 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:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21960711