Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, and 8.0 used by IBM SPSS Statistics. IBM SPSS Statistics has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1656
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144882 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0.0.2
IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2
IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.0.3
IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0.0.2
IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM SPSS Statistics IBM SPSS Statistics Server |
21.0.0.2 | None | * See Note Below |
| IBM SPSS Statistics IBM SPSS Statistics Server |
22.0.0.2 | None | * See Note Below |
| IBM SPSS Statistics IBM SPSS Statistics Server |
23.0.0.3 | None | Install Statistics 23 FP003 IF015 |
| IBM SPSS Statistics IBM SPSS Statistics Server |
24.0.0.2 | None | Install Statistics 24 FP002 IF013 |
| IBM SPSS Statistics IBM SPSS Statistics Server |
25.0.0.0 | None | Install Statistics 25 FP001 IF010 |
For IBM SPSS Statistics 20 and earlier, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.
* Note:
SPSS Statistics Server V21 and V22 users can receive a free complementary upgrade to SPSS Statistics Server 25 edition. This will include upgrades of both the V21/V22 Server and all connected version V21/V22 clients. The upgrade will be a 1:1 upgrade, meaning equal server PVUs, client users, and module/bundle functionality. The offer is available now until 30 Sep 2018. SPSS Statistics 25 is a major upgrade from V21/V22, with major features, better reliability, and improved security from V21/V22.
Contact SPSS Statistics Product Support, login with your IBMid, and open a new Support ticket citing this Secruity Bulletin to take advantage of this offer.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
27 Sep 2018: Original version published
*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:
13 April 2020
UID
ibm10732932