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Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime Affects IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows

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Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7 and 8 used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4732
DESCRIPTION:   IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.10.55, 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.4.55, and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.6.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. By placing a specially-crafted file in a compromised folder, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172618.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows4.7
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows4.8
IBM Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows6.0

For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.


Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)Version(s)APARRemediation / First Fix
Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows4.7IT32369 Apply 4.7.0.7_iFix008, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows4.8IT32369 Apply 4.8.0.3_iFix009, available on Fix Central
IBM Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows6.0IT32369 Apply 6.0.0.4_iFix006, available on Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

14 Apr 2020: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2020

UID

ibm16189747

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