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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2018-12547, CVE-2019-2426)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019. IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Virtual Environments.

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 the current score
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)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2426
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE Networking 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/155744 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)

Affected Products and Versions

The following levels of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware are affected:

  • 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.7.0
  • 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.5


The following levels of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V are affected:

  • 8.1.4.0 through 8.1.7.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release

First Fixing VRM Level
Platform
Link to Fix
              8.1 8.1.8 Linux
Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879887

              7.1 7.1.8.6 Linux
Windows
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044553
 

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V  Release

First Fixing VRM Level Platform Link to Fix
               8.1 8.1.8 Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879887

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 July 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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Internal Use Only

Advisory 15330 Record 131502
Advisory 15330 Record 131628

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 July 2019

UID

ibm10885204