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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics (CVE-2017-3511, CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841, CVE-2016-9842, CVE-2016-9843)

Created by Asako Iwai on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/561647
561647

Security Bulletin


Summary

Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition that is used by Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit JCE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124890 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)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120508 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120509 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an undefined left shift of negative number. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120510 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a big-endian out-of-bounds pointer. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120511 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

These vulnerabilities apply to the following products and versions:

Affected Product

Affected VersionsApplicable Vulnerabilities
Watson Explorer Foundational Components11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2CVE-2017-3511
Watson Explorer Foundational Components10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.4CVE-2017-3511
Watson Explorer Foundational Components9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.8CVE-2017-3511
Watson Explorer Foundational Components8.2 - 8.2-6CVE-2017-3511
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2		CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console10.0 - 10.0.0.4CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1, 11.0.2		CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
Watson Explorer Analytical Components10.0.00 - 10.0.0.4CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
IBM Watson Content Analytics3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search3.0.0.0 - 3.0.0.6CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
CVEID: CVE-2016-9842
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843

Remediation/Fixes

Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of IBM Java Runtime.

The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.

Affected ProductAffected VersionsRequired IBM Java RuntimeHow to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2		JVM 8 SR4 FP5 or laterUpgrade to Version 11.0.2.1.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.1 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components10.0 - 10.0.0.4JVM 8 SR4 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise, or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Foundational-<OS>-8SR4FP5 or later (for example, 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-EEFoundational-Linux-8SR4FP5).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer9.0 - 9.0.0.8JVM 7.1 SR4 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install Version 9.0 Fix Pack 8 (see Fix Central to download Version 9.0.0.8 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition). If you upgrade to Version 9.0.0.8 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition and operating system from Fix Central: Interim fix 9.0.0.8-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>-<OS>-7.1SR4FP5 or later (for example, 9.0.0.8-WS-WatsonExplorer-EE-Linux-7.1SR4FP10).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM InfoSphere Data Explorer8.2 - 8.2-6JVM 7.1 SR4 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V8.2 Fix Pack 6 (see Fix Central to download V8.2-6). If you upgrade to Version 8.2-6 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your operating system from Fix Central: Interim fix 8.2-6-WS-DataExplorer-<OS>-7.1SR4FP5 or later (for example, 8.2-6-WS-DataExplorer-Windows-7.1SR4FP10).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2		JVM 7 SR10 FP5 or laterUpgrade to Version 11.0.2.1.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.1 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console10.0 - 10.0.0.4JVM 7 SR10 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 for IBM Watson Explorer Advanced Edition and your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix
    10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationallAAC-<OS>[32]-7SR10FP5 or later (for example, 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationalAAC-Linux32-7SR10FP5 and 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationalAAC-Linux-7SR10FP5).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2		JVM 8 SR4 FP5 or laterUpgrade to Version 11.0.2.1.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.1 Analytical Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components10.0 - 10.0.0.2JVM 7 SR10 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.2 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Analytical-<OS>[32|31]-7SR10FP5 or later. For example, 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux-7SR10FP5 and 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux32-7SR10FP5.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.
IBM Watson Content Analytics3.5 - 3.5.0.4JVM 7 SR10 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V3.5 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 3.5.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-<OS>[32|31]-7SR10FP5 or later. For example, 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux-7SR10FP5 and 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux32-7SR10FP5.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.
IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search3.0 - 3.0.0.6JVM 6 SR16 FP45 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V3.0 Fix Pack 6 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 3.0.0.6 after you configure IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 6 for your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-<OS>[32|31]-6SR16FP45 or later. For example, 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-Linux-6SR16FP45 and 3.0.0.6-WT-ICA-Linux32-6SR16FP45.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.

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Change History


19 Jun 2017 : Update to include links for V11.0.2.1
29 May 2017 : 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:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22004051

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