Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7 and 8 used by Collaboration and Deployment Services. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-14781
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI 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/190099 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-2020-27221
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195353 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 7.0.0.1 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.1 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.1.1 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2.1 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 7.0.0.1 | PH35879 | 7.0.0.1 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.0.0.0 | PH35879 | 8.0.0.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.1.0.0 | PH35879 | 8.1.0.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.1.1.0 | PH35879 | 8.1.1.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2.0.0 | PH35879 | 8.2.0.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2.1.0 | PH35879 | 8.2.1.0 |
| SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services | 8.2.2.0 | PH35879 | 8.2.2.0 |
Fixes for Components:
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository Server deployed to WebSphere Liberty profile (8.2, 8.2.1, 8.2.2)
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Remote Scoring Server deployed to WebSphere Liberty profile (7.0.0.1, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.2, 8.2.1, 8.2.2)
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Enterprise View Driver(7.0.0.1)
Important Notes:
For the Repository Server or Remote Scoring Server deployed to WebSphere Application Server traditional, it uses JRE for Websphere, please refer to Websphere document and upgrade JRE from IBM Installation Manager.
For the Repository Server or Remote Scoring Server deployed to other Application Server, please contact vendor for vulnerability and remediation information.
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues in your environment.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
02 Apr 2021: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 April 2021
UID
ibm16439827