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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0491
Security Bulletin: Current releases of the IBM SDK, Java
(TM) Technology Edition are affected by CVE-2016-0603
25 February 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Runtimes for Java Technology
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0603
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21977549
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Security Bulletin: Current releases of the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition
are affected by CVE-2016-0603
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Runtimes for Java Technology
Software version:
6.0, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0
Operating system(s):
Windows
Software edition:
Java SE
Reference #:
1977549
Modified date:
2016-02-24
Summary
JRE/SDK installation executables on the Windows platform are affected by this
vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID:
CVE-2016-0603
Description: Oracle Java SE could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on
the system, caused by an error during the installation process. By persuading
a victim to visit a specially crafted web site and downloading files prior to
installation, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain complete
control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.600
CVSS Temporal Score: See
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/110446
for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
This vulnerability affects IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6
Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 20 and earlier releases
This vulnerability affects IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7
Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 30 and earlier releases
This vulnerability affects IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1
Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 30 and earlier releases
This vulnerability affects IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8
Service Refresh 2 Fix Pack 10 and earlier releases
Remediation/Fixes
The fix for this vulnerability is included in IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 21 and subsequent releases
The fix for this vulnerability is included in IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 31 and subsequent releases
The fix for this vulnerability is included in IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 31 and subsequent releases
The fix for this vulnerability is included in IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 2 Fix Pack 11 and subsequent releases
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition releases can be downloaded, subject to the
terms of the developerWorks license, from here
IBM customers requiring an update for an SDK shipped with an IBM product
should contact IBM support, and/or refer to the appropriate product security bulletin.
The APAR for this issue is IV81648.
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2016-0603
Change History
23 February 2016: 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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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