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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in Watson Explorer

Created by Asako Iwai on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/735313
735313

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 and Version 7 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics. Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics have addressed the applicable CVEs.

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 apply to the following products and versions:

Affected Product

 Affected Versions Applicable Vulnerabilities
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Foundational Components 12.0.0.0, 12.0.1 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components 12.0.0.0, 12.0.1 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition oneWEX 12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1, 12.0.1 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
Affected Product Affected Versions Applicable Vulnerabilities
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components

11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1, 11.0.2 - 11.0.2.3

 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.5 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.0 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
Affected Product Affected Versions Applicable Vulnerabilities
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 12.0.0.0, 12.0.1 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1, 11.0.2 - 11.0.2.3		 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.5 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1, 11.0.2 - 11.0.2.3		 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539
IBM Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 CVE-2018-1656
CVE-2018-12539

Remediation/Fixes

Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of IBM Java Runtime.

The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.

Affected Product Affected Versions Required IBM Java Runtim How to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
Foundational Components		 12.0.0.0 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.2. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.1 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
Analytical Components		 12.0.0.0 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.2.

See for Watson Explorer Version 12.0.1 Analytical Components download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
oneWEX		 12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.2.

See for Watson Explorer Version 12.0.1 oneWEX download information and instructions.
Affected Product Affected Versions Required IBM Java Runtim How to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer
Foundational Components		 11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2 -
11.0.2.3		 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.4.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.4 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. 
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components 10.0 - 10.0.0.5 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 5 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.5 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise, or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Foundational-<OS>-8SR5FP20 or later (for example, 10.0.0.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-EEFoundational-Linux-8SR5FP25).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer 9.0 - 9.0.0.9 JVM 7.1 SR4 FP30 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V9.0 Fix Pack 9 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 9.0.0.9 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise, or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 9.0.0.9-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Foundational-<OS>-7.1SR4FP30 or later (for example, 9.0.0.9-WS-WatsonExplorer-EEFoundational-Linux-7.1SR4FP35).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
Affected Product Affected Versions Required IBM Java Runtim How to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console

12.0.0.0,

12.0.1

 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.2. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.3		 JVM 8 SR5 FP20 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.4.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.4 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0 - 10.0.0.5 JVM 7 SR10 FP30 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 5 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.5 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise, or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Foundational-<OS>-8SR5FP20 or later (for example, 10.0.0.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-EEFoundational-Linux-8SR5FP25).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.3		 JVM 8 SR5 FP15 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.4.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.4 Analytical Components for download information and instructions. 
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0 - 10.0.0.2 JVM 7 SR10 FP30 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.2 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Analytical-<OS>[32|31]-7SR10FP30 or later. For example, 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux-7SR10FP35 and 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux32-7SR10FP35.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.
IBM Watson Content Analytics 3.5 - 3.5.0.4 JVM 7 SR10 FP30 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V3.5 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 3.5.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 for IBM Watson Explorer Advanced Edition and your operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-<OS>[32|31]-7SR10FP30 or later (for example, 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux32-7SR10F30 and 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-Linux-7SR10FP35).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 November 2018 : 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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Date Notes
30.Nov.2018 Initial publish

## IBM Security Update August 2018
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/security-vulnerabilities/#IBM_Security_Update_August_2018
## Oracle July 17 2018 CPU (1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181)
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/security-vulnerabilities/#Oracle_July_17_2018_CPU

## Content Analytics (AC)
* PR:120055 | A:12959 | Content Analytics | IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - Jul 2018 - Includes Oracle Jul 2018 CPU [331807]
* CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-12539

## Watson Explorer (FC)
* PR:120105 | A:12959 | Watson Explorer | IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - Jul 2018 - Includes Oracle Jul 2018 CPU [336580]
* CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-12539

# Not to mention in this security bulletin
## OmniFind Enterprise Edition 9.1
* PR:120058 | A:12959 | OmniFind Enterprise Edition | IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - Jul 2018 - Includes Oracle Jul 2018 CPU [337170]
## Content Analytics Studio
* Not applicable for this Java PSIRT
 

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 July 2019

UID

ibm10735313

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