IBM WebSphere Message Broker Security Vulnerability: Multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM JREs 5 & 6 (CVE-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1716, CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719, CVE-2012-1720, CVE-2012-1721, CVE-2012-1722, CVE-2012-1725 CVE-2012-0551)

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVE ID: CVE-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1716, CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719, CVE-2012-1720, CVE-2012-1721, CVE-2012-1722, CVE-2012-1725, CVE-2012-0551

DESCRIPTION:

This flash has been superseded by a later JRE update please see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21621771 for details.

There are multiple security vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment component of WebSphere Message Broker. All are applicable to both IBM JRE 5.0 and IBM JRE 6.0 except where indicated.

CVE-2012-1713 (CVSS 10)
CVE-2012-1716 (CVSS 10)
CVE-2012-1717 (CVSS 3.5)
CVE-2012-1718 (CVSS 3.6)
CVE-2012-1719 (CVSS 5)
CVE-2012-1720 (CVSS 3.7)
CVE-2012-1721 (CVSS 10) - IBM JRE 6.0 only
CVE-2012-1722 (CVSS 10) - IBM JRE 6.0 only
CVE-2012-1725 (CVSS 10)
CVE-2012-0551 (CVSS 5.8) - IBM JRE 6.0 only

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: Undefined
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: Undefined

*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 Flash.

AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8.0, V7.0 and V6.1 are affected on all platforms except IBM z/OS.

REMEDIATION:
None known

FIX

These fixes have been superceeded by a later IBM JRE update please see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21621771 for details.

For IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 an interim fix for APAR IC44796 is available from IBM Fix Central:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IC84796

APAR IC44796 is targetted for availability in IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1.0.11

For IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0 and V8.0 an interim fix for APAR IC84797 is available from IBM Fix Central:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IC84797

APAR IC85797 is targetted for availability in IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0.0.6 and IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8.0.0.2

Mitigation
None known

REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide (http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html)
On-line Calculator V2 (http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2)

CVE-2012-1713 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1713)
CVE-2012-1716 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1716)
CVE-2012-1717 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1717)
CVE-2012-1718 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1718)
CVE-2012-1719 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1719)
CVE-2012-1720 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1720)
CVE-2012-1721 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1721)
CVE-2012-1722 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1722)
CVE-2012-1725 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1725)
CVE-2012-0551 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-0551)

CHANGE HISTORY:
24/10/2012: Original Copy Published
29/11/2012: Update APAR availability information
07/02/2013: Include links to the IBM JRE update which supersedes this one

Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.