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Security Bulletin: CVE-2020-14781 (deferred from Oracle Oct 2020 CPU for Java 8)

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Summary

Under certain circumstances, encrypted LDAP connections can be downgraded to unencrypted connections. The fix ensures that encrypted LDAP connections cannot be downgraded in this way.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-14781
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI 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/190099 for the current score.
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


Affected Product(s)Version(s)
ITNCM6.4.2

Remediation/Fixes


Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation
ITNCM6.4.2Upgrade to ITNCM 6.4.2 Fix Pack 14 (6.4.2 .14)

ITNCM 6.4.2 Fix Pack 14 can be downloaded from Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

09 Aug 2021: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 August 2021

UID

ibm16483057