IBM Support

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affects WebSphere Application Server July 2018 CPU that is bundled with IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabiltities in the IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition that is shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server. These issues were disclosed in the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2018.

Vulnerability Details

For information on the IBM Java SDK that is now bundled with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 refer to the Knowledge Center link in the References section.

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities please refer to the link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the References section for more information.

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 more information
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

IBM Java SDK shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns 1.0.0.0 through 1.0.0.7 and 2.2.0.0 through 2.2.5.0

Remediation/Fixes

Please see the IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin for WebSphere Application Server to determine which WebSphere Application Server versions are affected and to obtain the JDK fixes. The interim fix 1.0.0.0-WS-WASPATTERNS-JDK-1807 can be used to apply the April SDK iFixes in a PureApplication Environment.

Download the interim fix 1.0.0.0-WS-WASPATTERNS-JDK-1807.

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

References

Off

Change History

12 September 2018 - Original document 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.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSAJ7T","label":"WebSphere Application Server Patterns"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Not Applicable","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"Version Independent","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
12 September 2018

UID

ibm10729745