Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 7, 8 and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7, 8 which is shipped with IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation.
These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2017.
Java SE issues disclosed in the Oracle July 2017 Critical Patch Update.
Vulnerability Details
If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the “References” section for more information.
Advisory CVEs:
CVE-2017-10102, CVE-2017-10108, CVE-2017-10109
This bulletin covers all applicable Java SE CVEs published by Oracle as part of their July 2017 Critical Patch Update. For more information please refer to Oracle's July 2017 CPU Advisory and the X-Force database entries referenced below.
CVEID: CVE-2017-10102
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded RMI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128863 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10108
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Serialization component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128869 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2017-10109
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Serialization component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128870 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.1
Remediation/Fixes
For Process Engine, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed supported version/release/plaform of the product.
See technote "How to update the CPE 5.2.x Legacy Component Manager's JRE" http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008594
To address this vulnerability install one of the fixes listed below to upgrade the IBM Java JRE.
The fixes supply the proper Java JRE for the various release levels of the affected products. Depending upon the product and release level, these fixes will upgrade the Java JRE to the July 2017 JRE for one of the following:
- IBM JRE, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 10
- IBM JRE, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 10
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager | 5.2.1 | PJ44940 | 5.2.1.7-P8CPE-IF001 - 3/15/2018 |
| IBM Content Foundation | 5.2.1 | PJ44940 | 5.2.1.7-P8CPE-IF001 - 3/15/2018 |
In the above table, the APAR links will provide more information about the fix
Workarounds and Mitigations
To address this vulnerability see the "How to update the CPE 5.2.x Legacy Component Manager's JRE" technote# 2008594.
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References
Change History
6 October 2017: Original Version Published
15 March 2018: 5.2.1.7-P8CPE-IF001 released
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22007456