Security Bulletin
Summary
There is vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7.0,7R1 and 8.0, that is used by Host On-Demand. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-3511
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Deployment component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115275 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Host On-Demand 11.0.14 and earlier
IBM Host On-Demand 12.0 and 12.0.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to fixed IBM® Runtime Environments Java™
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Rational&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+Host+On-Demand&release=1.7.0.9&platform=All&function=all
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Rational&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+Host+On-Demand&release=7.1.0.3&platform=All&function=all
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Rational&product=ibm/Rational/IBM+Host+On-Demand&release=1.8.0.3&platform=All&function=all
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
09 Sept 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 August 2018
UID
swg21990026