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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environments Java Technology Edition, versions 6, 7, & 8 affect Transformation Extender

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Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environments Java™ Technology Edition versions 6, 7, & 8 that are used by Transformation Extender. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January and April, 2017.

Vulnerability Details



CVEID: CVE-2016-5546
DESCRIPTION:
 An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120869 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:
 CVE-2016-5548
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120864 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
 
CVEID: CVE-2016-5549
DESCRIPTION:
 An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120863 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)


CVEID: CVE-2016-5547
DESCRIPTION:
 An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120871 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)


CVEID: CVE-2016-2183
DESCRIPTION:
 OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1289
DESCRIPTION:
 IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125150 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3511
DESCRIPTION:
 An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JCE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124890 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

  • WebSphere Transformation Extender Design Studio
  • WebSphere Transformation Extender with Command Server
  • WebSphere Transformation Extender for Integration Servers
  • WebSphere Transformation Extender for Application Programming
  • WebSphere Transformation Extender with Launcher
Transformation Extender versionsCVEs
9.0.0 - 9.0.0.1
8.4.1 - 8.4.1.4
8.4.0 - 8.4.0.5
8.3.0 - 8.3.0.6
Jan: 
CVE-2016-5546
CVE-2016-5548
CVE-2016-5549
CVE-2016-5547
CVE-2016-2183
9.0.0 - 9.0.0.1
8.4.1 - 8.4.1.4
8.4.0 - 8.4.0.5
April:
CVE-2017-3511
8.3 - 8.3.0.6April:
CVE-2017-1289

Remediation/Fixes

V8.3.0 - V8.3.0.6: Download and install the interim fix for APAR PI84098 from IBM Fix Central.

V8.4.0 - V8.4.0.5: Download and install the interim fix for APAR PI84098 from IBM Fix Central.

V8.4.1 - V8.4.1.5: Download and install Transformation Extender V8.4.1.5 from Fix Central.

V9.0.0 - V9.0.0.1: Download and install Transformation Extender V9.0.0.2 from Fix Central.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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*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.

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 August 2018

UID

swg22004827