Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version IBM JRE 8.0.5.27 that is used by IBM® Network Performance Insight. IBM® Network Performance Insight has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
If you run your own Java code by using the IBM Java Runtime that is delivered with this product, you must evaluate your code to determine whether additional Java vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the "IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" in the Reference section.
CVEID: CVE-2018-12547
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Network Performance Insight: 1.2.3.
Customers who are on NPI 1.2.1.1 , 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 should upgrade to NPI 1.2.3 to obtain the fixes.
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
12 April 2019: 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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 May 2019
UID
ibm10880641