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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Java SE affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2020-2773)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Two XML Digital Signature APIs implemented in the XMLDSigRI provider throw unexpected Exception types. An attacker could exploit this to inflict a DoS. The fix ensures that all Exceptions thrown from these APIs are wrapped in instances of javax.xml.crypto.MarshalException.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-2773
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE Security 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/179673 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Control Center6.1.3
IBM Control Center6.2.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF

iFix

Remediation

 IBM Control Center

 6.1.3.0

iFix12

Fix Central - 6.1.3.0

 IBM Control Center

 6.2.0.0

iFix07

or later

Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

16 Mar 2022: 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:
18 March 2022

Initial Publish date:
16 March 2022

UID

ibm16564759