Security Bulletin
Summary
Eclipse OpenJ9 (used as part of IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management) when running on Linux or AIX 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.
Vulnerability Details
Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management | 6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Customers with IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management version 6 are encouraged to upgrade to version 7, which includes a fix for this issue.
For customers remaining on IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management version 6: Per original bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414721, apply IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, version 8.0.6.25 or later as available from IBM Fix Central. IBM recommends installing the latest Version 8 Service Refresh 6 release.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
12 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 April 2022
Initial Publish date:
12 April 2021
UID
ibm16442685