Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilites in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 6 and 7 that are used by IBM WebSphere MQ. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016.
Vulnerability Details
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-2016-3485
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115273 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ 9.0.0.x Long Term Support (LTS)
Maintenance level 9.0.0.0 only
IBM MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)
Continuous delivery update 9.0.1 only
WebSphere MQ 8.0
Maintenance levels between 8.0.0.0 and 8.0.0.5
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0
Maintenance levels between 8.0.0.0 and 8.0.0.5
WebSphere MQ 7.5
Maintenance levels between 7.5.0.0 and 7.5.0.7
WebSphere MQ 7.1
Maintenance levels between 7.1.0.0 and 7.1.0.7
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ 9.0
Apply fix pack 9.0.0.1 or latest Continuous Delivery level
WebSphere MQ 8.0
Apply fix pack 8.0.0.6
WebSphere MQ 7.5
Apply fix pack 7.5.0.8
WebSphere MQ 7.1
Apply fix pack 7.1.0.8
For unsupported versions of IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
Published: 12 July 2017
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
30 August 2019
UID
swg22001630