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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect AIX

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Versions 7, 7.1, 8 that are used by AIX. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2019.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-10245
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the execution of a method past the end of bytecode array by the Java bytecode verifier. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160010 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:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2684
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded RMI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159776 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2602
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a high availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159698 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:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2697
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE 2D component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159789 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-2698
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE 2D component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159790 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

AIX 7.1, 7.2
VIOS 2.2.x
The following fileset levels (VRMF) are vulnerable, if the respective Java version is installed:
For Java7:    Less than 7.0.0.645
For Java7.1:  Less than 7.1.0.445
For Java8:    Less than 8.0.0.535
Note: To find out whether the affected Java filesets are installed on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.
Example:  lslpp -L | grep -i java

Remediation/Fixes

Note: Recommended remediation is to always install the most recent Java package available for the respective Java version.
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 45 and subsequent releases:
    32-bit
    64-bit
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 45 and subsequent releases:
    32-bit
    64-bit
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 35 and subsequent releases:
    32-bit
    64-bit

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Acknowledgement

None.

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

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 June 2019

UID

ibm10884442