Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Java affect Power Hardware Management Console (CVE-2015-0480, CVE-2015-0486, CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-0477, CVE-2015-1916)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Java is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-0480
DESCRIPTION: A directory traversal vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Tools component and the extraction of JAR archive files could allow remote attacker to overwrite files on the system with privileges of another user.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102334 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0486
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Deployment component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102335 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0488
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Jrockit related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102336 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0478
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102339 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0477
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Beans component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-1916
DESCRIPTION: Server applications which use the IBM Java Secure Socket Extension provider to accept SSL/TLS connections are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an unspecified vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/101995 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Power HMC V7.7.3.0

Power HMC V7.7.8.0

Power HMC V7.7.9.0

Power HMC V8.1.0.0

Power HMC V8.2.0.0

Power HMC V8.3.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation/First Fix
Power HMC	V7.7.3.0 SP7	MB03923	Apply eFix MH01535
Power HMC	V7.7.8.0 SP2	MB03924	Apply eFix MH01536
Power HMC	V7.7.9.0 SP2	MB03925	Apply eFix MH01537
Power HMC	V8.8.1.0 SP2	MB03920	Apply eFix MH01532
Power HMC	V8.8.2.0 SP1	MB03926	Apply eFix MH01538
Power HMC	V8.8.3.0	MB03927	Apply eFix MH01539

Note:

1. For unsupported releases IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.

2. After applying the PTF, you should restart the HMC.

3. HMC V7.7.3 support is extended only for managing the Power 775 (9125-F2C) also called "PERCS" and "IH". End Of Service date for managing all other server models was 2013.05.31.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Change History

29 July 2015: 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Java affect Power Hardware Management Console (CVE-2015-0480, CVE-2015-0486, CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-0477, CVE-2015-1916)