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IV78240: FIX SECURITY VULNERABILITY CVE-2015-4872

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • A security vulnerability has been identified.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The Java Runtime Environment has been or will be updated to fix
    the problem described in CVE-2015-4872 at
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4872.
    .
    This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       8    SR2       (8.0.2.0)
       7 R1 SR3 FP20  (7.1.3.20)
       7    SR9 FP20  (7.0.9.20)
       6 R1 SR8 FP15  (6.1.8.15)
       6    SR16 FP15 (6.0.16.15)
       5.0  SR16 FP14 (5.0.16.14)
    .
    Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
    Refreshes and Fix Packs.
    For those running stand-alone, information about the available
    Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
               https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV78240

  • Reported component name

    JAVA 5 SECURITY

  • Reported component ID

    620500125

  • Reported release

    500

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2015-10-21

  • Closed date

    2015-10-21

  • Last modified date

    2015-10-21

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IV78239

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    JAVA 5 SECURITY

  • Fixed component ID

    620500125

Applicable component levels

  • R500 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2020