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Security Bulletin: A Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime Affects IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+

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Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8.0.6.15, used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+ on AIX and Linux platforms. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+ has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

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)
Sterling Connect:Direct FTP+1.3

Remediation/Fixes

V.R.M.FAPARRemediation/First Fix
1.3.0IT36153Apply 1.3.0.iFix019, available on Fix Central.
For versions previous to 1.3.0, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

31 Mar 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:
05 April 2021

Initial Publish date:
31 March 2021

UID

ibm16440315