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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7 used by IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility. The IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-3180

DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151497 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:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility versions 1.8.9.2 and earlier.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

 VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility 1.8.x

IJ10894

1.8.9.3 IBM Installation Manager Remediation
1.8.9.3 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

14 February 2019: 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:
14 February 2019

UID

ibm10871828

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