Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0.5.25 and earlier that is used by IMS™ Enterprise Suite: Explorer for Development. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-2019-2426 (CVSS 3.7)
Description
The transparent NTLM authentication implementation in java.net.HttpURLConnection exposes the user's NTLM credentials to any server that requests them.
The fix disables transparent NTLM authentication by default. A new system property (jdk.http.ntlm.transparentAuth) allows the user to enable transparent NTLM authentication for all hosts or trusted hosts only.
Product Applicability
This issue applies to products or applications that use java.net.HttpURLConnection or javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection.
Mitigation
The only solution is to upgrade the JRE.
Affected Products and Versions
Explorer for Development of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.3.1 and earlier.
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product |
VRMF |
APAR |
Download URL |
|
IMS Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development V3.3 |
3.3.1.14 |
N/A |
https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/products/downloads/eclipse-tools/ |
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
16 August 2019: Original version published.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 June 2022
UID
ibm10967059