Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6 and 7 that are used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-3427
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112459 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
- IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
- IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
- IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fixes
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x Interim Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 July 2016: 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 Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21985522