Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ such as denial of service and ability to obtain sensitive information could affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Envionments. These vulnerabilities were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April and July 2020. UPDATED 1/29/2021: Added 7.1 fix for IBM Spectrum Protect Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-14579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries 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: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185057 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2020-14578
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries 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: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185056 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2020-14577
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185055 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-2781
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE JSSE 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/179681 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Client |
8.1.0.0-8.1.10.0 (Macintosh and Windows) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management | 8.1.7.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux) 8.1.9.0-8.1.10.0 (AIX) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.0.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux and Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.9 (Linux and Windows |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V | 8.1.0.0-8.1.10.0 (Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.x (Windows) |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Protect Client Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.11 | AIX* Linux* Macintosh Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6367205 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8.10 | Macintosh Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316619 |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.11 | AIX Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6335741 |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.11 | Linux Windows | |
| 7.1 | 7.1.8.10 | Linux Windows |
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.11 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6152475 |
| 7.1 | Linux | Apply the above 7.1.8.10 client fix using the following link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316619 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
20 November 2020: Initial Publication
29 January 2021: Added 7.1 fix for IBM Spectrum Protect Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments
*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 Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 January 2021
UID
ibm16371646