Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ used by the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2018.
UPDATED 1/16/2019: Changed download link for 8.1.6.100 in Remediation/Fixes table for 8.1.
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)
CVEID:
CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
These vulnerabilities affect the following IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server levels:
- 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.0
- 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.9.0
Remediation/Fixes
BM Spectrum Protect Server Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.6.100 | AIX Linux Windows |
ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/server
|
7.1 | 7.1.9.100 | AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows |
ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/server |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 December 2018 - Original version published
16 January 2019 - updated download link for 8.1.6.100 in Remediation/Fixes table for 8.1.
*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 12959 Product Record 120207
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 January 2019
UID
ibm10743193