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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Asset and Service Management

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/551469
551469

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 6, 7, and 8 that are used by Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Maximo Asset Management for Energy Optimization, Maximo Industry Solutions (including Maximo for Aviation, Maximo for Government, Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas and Maximo for Utilities), Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Tivoli Service Request Manager, Maximo Service Desk, Change and Configuration Management Database, TRIRIGA for Energy Optimization (previously known as Intelligent Building Management), and SmartCloud Control Desk. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3598
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115269 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3511
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Deployment component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115275 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3485
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3458
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the CORBA component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115271 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3498
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the JavaFX component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115277 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3500
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115278 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3503
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Install component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115276 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3508
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115279 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3552
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Install component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115274 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following IBM Java versions are affected:

  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 26 and earlier releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6R1 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 26 and earlier releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 40 and earlier releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 40 and earlier releases
  • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 3 and earlier releases

IBM supplied the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from the IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Versions with the following:

The 7.5.x versions of Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Asset Management Essentials, Maximo for Government, Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas, Maximo for Utilities, and SmartCloud Control Desk bundled the JRE from IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.

The 7.6.x versions of Maximo Asset Management bundled the JRE from IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.

It is likely that earlier unsupported versions are also affected by these vulnerabilities. Remediation is not provided for product versions that are no longer supported. IBM recommends that customers running unsupported versions upgrade to the latest supported version of products in order to obtain remediation for the vulnerabilities.

Remediation/Fixes

There are two areas where the vulnerabilities in the Java SDK/JDK or JRE may require remediation:

1. Application Server – Update the Websphere Application Server. Refer to Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java affects WebSphere Application Server July 2016 CPU (CVE-2016-3485) for additional information on updating and maintaining the JDK component within Websphere. Customers with Oracle Weblogic Server, which is not an IBM product and is not shipped by IBM, will also want to update their server.
2. Browser Client - Update the Java plug-in used by the browser on client systems, using the remediated JRE version referenced on developerWorks JavaTM Technology Security Alerts or referenced on Oracle’s latest Critical Patch Update (which can be accessed via developerWorks JavaTM Technology Security Alerts). Updating the browser Java plug-in may impact some applets such as Maximo Asset Management Scheduler. Download from IBM FixCentral the latest Maximo Asset Management Scheduler Interim Fix for Version 7.1 or Maximo Asset Management Fix Pack for Version 7.5.0.2 or later, which includes the resolution for APAR IV11560.

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, IBM strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Until you apply the fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by restricting network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from unprivileged users may help reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break application functionality, so IBM strongly recommends that customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the underlying problem.

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References

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Related Information

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Change History

20 September 2016: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21990241

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