Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 that is used by IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager. 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. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as “SLOTH”.
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)
CVEID: CVE-2016-0448
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109949 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 4.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, and 3.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution for IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 4.1 is to apply the corresponding interim fix that is available via the link in the table below.
* Please apply interim fix “4.1.0.1-TIV-SAAMR-<OS>-IF0002” where <OS> represents the operating system for which you want to install the fix of this product version. You can apply this iFix on top of any fixpack of version 4.1.
* If you are running IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 3.2.2, IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 3.2.1 or IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 3.2.0, then please contact IBM support.
To select the interim fix IF0002 you need to apply in your environment, click on 'Download link' in the table below.
| Product | VRMF | APAR |
| IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager | 4.1 | Download link |
You need to install the corresponding APAR from WebSphere Application Server. Please follow the instructions on this link: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975424. Please see section “Affected Products and Versions” in this bulletin on details which fix of WebSphere Application Server applies to your version of IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager.
Workarounds and Mitigations
For CVE-2015-7575:
Users of Java 7 and later can address the issue by updating the /jre/lib/security/java.security file as follows (both steps are required):
- Add MD5 to the jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms property - e.g. jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, RSA keySize < 1024, MD5
- Add MD5withRSA to the jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms property - e.g. jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, DH keySize < 768, MD5withRSA
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References
Acknowledgement
CVE-2015-7575 was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan at INRIA in Paris, France
Change History
16 January 2017: Repaired broken link
23 March 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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21977129