Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 used by WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2018.
This issue is also addressed by WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1656
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Java Runtime Environment''s Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144882 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5 and V8.0 are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
For all releases of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio, upgrade to WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5.6.1_IJ08628
For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository the issues are addressed by WebSphere Application Server.
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Principal Product and Version(s)
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Affected Supporting Product and Version
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WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5
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WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5
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WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.0
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WebSphere Application Server V8.0
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Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository:
Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server July 2018 CPU
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 September 2018: 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.
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Internal Use Only
Advisory ID 12959
Product Record ID 120225 (Studio) and 119895
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 September 2018
UID
ibm10728399