Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 that is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Browser User Interface. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in Sep 2018.
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)
Affected Products and Versions
Connect:Direct Browser User Interface 1.5.0.2 through 1.5.0.2 iFix21
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | iFix | Remediation / First Fix |
| Sterling Connect:Direct Browser User Interface | 1.5.0.2 | iFix22 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 November 2018: Original document 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 June 2022
UID
ibm10740383