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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition affect Data Studio, InfoSphere Data Architect, Optim Query Workload Tuner for Linux, UNIX and Windows, and Optim Query Workload Tuner for z/OS (CVE-2016-0466, CVE-2015-7575)

Created by Kevin Earley on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/542023
542023

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition that is used by IBM Data Studio, InfoSphere Data Architect, Optim Query Workload Tuner for Linux, UNIX and Windows, and Optim Query Workload Tuner for z/OS. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2016 and includes the vulnerability commonly referred to as "SLOTH".

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2016-0466
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability 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/109948 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2015-7575
DESCRIPTION: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109415 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Data Studio client 4.1.2 and earlier
IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for LUW 4.1.2 and earlier
IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for z/OS 4.1.2 and earlier
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect 9.1.3 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Each affected product and version requires the upgrade of the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition that is installed with the client. Install one of the following IBM Java SDK versions:

  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 30 and subsequent releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 30 and subsequent releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6R1 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 20 and subsequent releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 20 and subsequent releases

ProductVersionIBM SDK
IBM Data Studio client

IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for LUW

IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for z/OS

3.1.0, 3.1.1Replace JRE (latest JRE V6)
IBM Data Studio client

IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for LUW

IBM InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner for DB2 for z/OS

3.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.0.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2Replace JRE (latest JRE V7)
InfoSphere Data Architect7.6, 8.1Replace JRE (latest JRE V6)
InfoSphere Data Architect8.5, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3Replace JRE (latest JRE V7)


Detailed instructions are provided in the tech-note “Updating the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition for Optim Data Server Tools Desktop Products”.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 February 2016: 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.

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:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21976852

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