Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 7 and 8 used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-12547
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 4.7.0.0 - 4.7.0.6_iFix004
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 4.8.0.0 - 4.8.0.0_iFix020
IBM Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.0_iFix010
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation / First Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows |
4.7.0 |
Apply 4.7.0.6_iFix005, available on Fix Central |
|
|
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows |
4.8.0 |
Apply 4.8.0.0_iFix021, available on Fix Central |
|
| IBM Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows | 6.0.0 | IT28634 | Apply 6.0.0.0_iFix011, available on Fix Central |
For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
10 April 2019: 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 July 2020
UID
ibm10879085