Security Bulletin: Potential security vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Monitoring with JAVA® using untrusted Java WebStart applications or Java applets.

VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
If the JRE is used to run Java WebStart applications or Java applets that are not part of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring product, you might be affected by these vulnerabilities. For additional information on each of the CVE’s refer to the “Included CVEs” links below.

CVE ID:

Vendor	IBM JRE Level	Included CVEs
IBM	IBM JRE 1.6 SR10 FP1	CVE-2012-0502 CVE-2012-0503 CVE-2012-0506 CVE-2012-0500 CVE-2012-0505 CVE-2011-5035

For detailed information on all the vulnerabilities addressed in the Oracle February 14 ^th 2012 CPU, refer to the following link:

IBM Developerworks Java Security Alerts

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
All IBM Tivoli Monitoring versions

REMEDIATION:
The following maintenance has been delivered to remedy the potential vulnerabilities described in this alert.

Fix	VRMF	APAR	Download URL
6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0002	6.2.3.0	IV21829	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032429

Workaround(s ):
We are still investigating workarounds for other IBM Tivoli Monitoring product levels. Refer back to this bulletin frequently for additional information and updates. Until other options are available the current workaround is to upgrade your environment to IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.3 FP02.

Mitigation(s): None

REFERENCES:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2
• X-Force Vulnerability Database
• IBM Developerworks for Java Alerts

RELATED INFORMATION:

• IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
• IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

CHANGE HISTORY:

• October 28, 2012 Advisory Flash Created

*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.

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