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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty affects the IBM InfoSphere Information Server installers

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-9735
DESCRIPTION: Jetty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing channel flaw in util/security/Password.java. By observing elapsed times before rejection of incorrect passwords, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain access information.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127842 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:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud version 11.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud11.5JR58248--Update to the latest Updater for 11.5 before applying any patch
InfoSphere Information Server11.3JR58248--Update to the latest Updater for 11.3 before applying any patch
InfoSphere Business Server9.1JR58248--Upgrade to a new release where the issue has been fixed

Contact Technical Support:
In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

22 December 2017: 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg22009537

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