Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in the IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 6 and 7 that are used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016 and October 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-3485
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5597
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 8.7, 9.1, 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud | 11.5 | JR56345 | --Follow instructions in the README |
| InfoSphere Information Server | 11.3 | JR56345 | --Follow instructions in the README |
| InfoSphere Information Server | 9.1 | JR56345 | --Apply JR56345 on all tiers |
| InfoSphere Information Server | 8.7 | JR56345 | --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.7 Fix Pack 2 --Apply JR56345 on all tiers |
For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.5, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 December 2016: Original version published for non-HP platforms
23 December 2016: Published fix for HP
*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
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Internal Use Only
PSIRT 80470 86425
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21990635