Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition that is shipped and used by IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2015 and January 2016 and include the vulnerability commonly referred to as “SLOTH”.
Vulnerability Details
Vulnerabilities disclosed in the January 2016 Critical Patch Update
CVEID: CVE-2016-0475
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109946 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
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/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
The IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition provided for download with Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.x and 5.2.0 through 5.2.7, which can be installed separately, is vulnerable to all CVEs as noted by the IBM Java SDK security bulletin. Review the following security bulletin and evaluate your own code to determine if you are vulnerable.
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in current releases of the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition (January 2016 CPU)
Vulnerabilities disclosed in the October 2015 Critical Patch Update
CVEID: CVE-2015-4872
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability 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)
The IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition provided for download with Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.x and 5.2.0 through 5.2.7, which can be installed separately, is vulnerable to all CVEs as noted by the IBM Java SDK security bulletin. Review the following security bulletin and evaluate your own code to determine if you are vulnerable.
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in current releases of the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition (October 2015 CPU)
'Importing HTML'. Affected Products and Versions
IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.8
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.0 through 5.2.7
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.9
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.x
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1.x
TotalStorage Productivity Center 3.3.x
The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center Storage Analytics Engine.
System Storage Productivity Center is affected if it has one of the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center versions listed above installed on it.
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply an appropriate Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix maintenance for each named product and execute the manual steps listed below. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable. Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.
If you have downloaded and installed IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 15 or earlier from an older version of Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, you should uninstall it or download an updated version after applying the fix pack and reinstall IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 20 or later. Do not use the IBM JRE 1.6.0 or IBM SDK 1.6.0 links provided with the affected Tivoli Storage Productivity Center versions. If you upgrade to IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.8 or higher, there is no new version to download and apply as the Java WebStart GUI that previously used it is no longer provided.
Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.
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IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.x and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.2.x
| Affected Version | APAR | Fixed Version | Availability |
| 5.2.x | IT13956 | 5.2.9 | February 2016 |
Important Note: If you upgrade from version 5.2.x to IBM Spectrum Control version 5.2.13 or later, your SSLv3 settings (enabled or disabled) will persist after the upgrade. See Enabling & Disabling Legacy Protocol (SSLv3 & MD5 hash) tecnote for more details.
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Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1.x
| Affected Version | APAR | Fixed Version | Availability |
| 5.1.x | IT13956 | 5.1.1.10 Manual update steps are required in addition to applying 5.1.1.10 | April 2016 |
These manual steps are required in addition to applying the V5.1.1.10 fixpack:
Tivoli Integrated Portal embeds Websphere Application Server 7.0 and requires three fixes. Follow these steps to apply the fixes:
1) Download Websphere iFix PI54960 for WAS 7.0.0.37 (7.0.0.37-WS-WAS-IFPI54960)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975698
2) Download Websphere iFix PI55781 for WAS 7.0.0.X
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041662
3) Download Websphere iFix PI52103 for WAS 7.0.0.X
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041257
4) Apply the WebSphere Application Server 7.0 ifixes to Tivoli Integrated Portal using the preinstalled WAS Update Installer
On Windows, the default location for WAS Update Installer is:
[TPC_Install_Location]\IBM\tipv2\WebSphereUpdateInstallerV7\
Note: The 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-IT17360 patch file has replaced 5.1.1.10-TIV-TPC-IT13956 with 5.1.1.12 and later.
- 1) Download the patch file for the specific Tivoli Storage Productivity Center server platform:
5.1.1.10-TIV-TPC-IT13956 is included with the files for the 5.1.1.10 and 5.1.1.11 server packages.
5.1.1-TIV-TPC-IT17360 is included with the files for the 5.1.1.12 and later server packages but can be used with 5.1.1.10 or later. This patch is preferred as it includes fixes for both IT13956 and IT17360.
2) Stop each of the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center services: Data server, Device server, Replication server, TIP sever
Follow the Knowledge Center procedure for starting and stopping the servers
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNE44_5.1.1.1/com.ibm.tpc_V5111.doc/fqz0_r_start_stop_tpc_services.html
3) Create a backup copy of the \TPC\data\ and \TPC\ewas\profiles\ folders which contain the original files (in case a roll back is needed)
On Windows, the default location is:
[Root_Install_Location]\IBM\TPC\data\
[Root_Install_Location]\IBM\TPC\ewas\profiles\
On AIX or Linux:
[Root_Install_Location]/IBM/TPC/data/
[Root_Install_Location]/IBM/TPC/ewas/profiles/
4) Extract the 5.1.1.10-TIV-TPC-IT13956 file to the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center installation directory, overwriting existing files
For example, on Windows extract the files from the archive to:
[Root_Install_Location]\IBM\TPC\
5) Restart all of the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center servers
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Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V4.2.x, 4.1.x and TotalStorage Productivity Center 3.3.x
For these releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
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Note regarding CVE-2015-7575
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify areas that utilize the MD5 security algorithm and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. See Resolving security certificate errors in IBM Spectrum Control for information to resolve compatibility issues with monitored devices using the MD5 security algorithm.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
IBM WebSphere Application Server Security Bulletin (January 2016)
IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin (October 2015)
IBM WebSphere Application Server Security Bulletin (October 2015)
Acknowledgement
CVE-2015-7575 was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan at INRIA in Paris, France
Change History
25 February 2016: Original Version Published
02 March 2016: Corrected JRE versions listed.
22 April 2016: Updated with 5.1.x fix instructions.
10 May 2016: Corrected listing of CVEs in vulnerability details.
18 October 2016: Updated to include reference to the 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-IT17360 patch.
*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:
22 February 2022
UID
swg21977730