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Security Bulletin:Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affecting IBM Application Delivery Intelligence V5.0.5 and V5.0.4 (CVE-2018-2579, CVE-2018-2588, CVE-2018-2663, CVE-2018-2603)

Created by Ali Hussain on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/728905
728905

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities are identified in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 1.7 and Version 1.8 that are used by IBM Application Delivery Intelligence V5.0.4 and V5.0.5 respectively. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-2579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries 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/137833 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2588
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit LDAP component could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137841 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2663
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit 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: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137917 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2603
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit 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: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137855 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

IBM Application Delivery Intelligence V5.0.4

IBM Application Delivery Intelligence V5.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

Customers need to perform the following steps to apply the fix:

  1. Obtain the latest Java JRE CPU update for the IBM Java SDK by using the following information:

  2. If you are running ADI V5.0.5, skip this step. For V5.0.4, complete the following substeps.
    1. Stop the server. Navigate to the server directory in your Rational product installation path and run this script: server.shutdown
    2. Modify the healthcenter parameter set.  
      • Navigate to the server directory in your Rational product installation path, open the server.startup script by using your preferred text editor (e.g., Notepad for Windows or Vim Editor for Linux).
      • Search parameter -Dcom.ibm.java.diagnostics.healthcenter.agent in the server.startup script to find the line that contains the healthcenter parameter.
        NOTE: For some Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management versions, -Dcom.ibm.java.diagnostics.healthcenter.agent parameter may not be found in the server.startup, in this case the update is not needed and you can start using your server.
      • Windows: 
        Comment out the line (where the HEALTHCENTER_OPTS parameter is located) by inserting "rem " at the beginning of the line:

        Before modification: 
        set HEALTHCENTER_OPTS=-agentlib:healthcenter ...

        After modification:         
        rem set HEALTHCENTER_OPTS=-agentlib:healthcenter ... 
      • Linux: 
        Comment out the line (where the HEALTHCENTER_OPTS parameter is located) by inserting "# " at the beginning of the line:

        Before modification: 
        export HEALTHCENTER_OPTS="-agentlib:healthcenter ...

        After modification:         
        # export HEALTHCENTER_OPTS="-agentlib:healthcenter ...
    3. Start the server. Navigate to the server directory in your Rational product installation path and run this script: server.startup
  3. Upgrade your JRE by following the instructions in the link below:
    How to update the IBM SDK for Java of IBM Rational products based on version 3.0.1.6 or later of IBM's Jazz technology 

  4. Navigate to the server directory in your Rational product installation path, and go to jre/lib/security path.

    1. Open the java.security file by using your preferred text editor (e.g., Notepad for Windows or Vim Editor for Linux).

    2. Remove the MD5 option from the jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms parameter set:

      • Before modification:
        jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, RSA keySize < 1024
         
      • After modification:
        jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, RSA keySize < 1024

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog


 

*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.

*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 Information

Modified date:
28 August 2018

UID

ibm10728905

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