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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.0574 Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, IBM OS Images for AIX, and Windows. (CVE-2015-5041, CVE-2015-7575, CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2015-84= 72, and CVE-2015-8540) 4 March 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM OS Images Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Windows Virtualisation Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2015-8540 CVE-2015-8472 CVE-2015-8126 CVE-2015-7981 CVE-2015-7575 CVE-2015-5041 Reference: ASB-2016.0018 ASB-2016.0004 ESB-2016.0570 ESB-2016.0569 ESB-2016.0556 ESB-2016.0552 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978169 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, IBM OS Images for AIX, and Windows. (CVE-2015-5041, CVE-2015-7575, CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2015-8472, and CVE-2015-8540) Document information More support for: PureApplication System Software version: 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.1.0.0, 2.1.0.1, 2.1.0.2, 2.1.1.0, 2.1.2.0, 2.1.2.1 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows Reference #: 1978169 Modified date: 2016-03-02 Security Bulletin Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 6 and 7, that is used by IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, AIX, and Windows. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2016 and includes the vulnerability commonly referred to as SLOTH. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-5041 DESCRIPTION: A flaw in the IBM J9 JVM allows code to invoke non-public interface methods under certain circumstances. Untrusted code could potentially exploit this. This could lead to sensitive data being exposed to an attacker, or the attacker being able to inject bad data. CVSS Base Score: 4.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106719 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:N) CVEID: CVE-2015-7575 DESCRIPTION: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as SLOTH. CVSS Base Score: 7.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109415 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:H/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2015-7981 DESCRIPTION: libpng could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read in the png_convert_to_rfc1123 function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. CVSS Base Score: 5.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107740 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2015-8126 DESCRIPTION: libpng is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the png_set_PLTE() and png_get_PLTE() functions. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. CVSS Base Score: 7.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108010 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2015-8472 DESCRIPTION: libpng is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the png_get_PLTE() and png_set_PLTE() functions. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted PNG image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 6.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109392 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2015-8540 DESCRIPTION: libpng is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a read underflow in png_check_keyword in pngwutil.c. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 9.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109219 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected Products and Versions IBM OS Image for Red Hat Linux Systems 3.0.0.0 and earlier. IBM OS Image for AIX Systems 2.1.1.0 and earlier. Remediation/Fixes Virtual machines deployed from IBM PureApplication Systems are affected. This includes RedHat Linux, AIX-based, and Windows-based deployments. The solution is to apply the following IBM PureApplication System fix to the deployed virtual machines. Java Update for Windows http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_Windows_Feb_2016 Java Update for Linux http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_Linux_Feb_2016 Java Update for AIX http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_AIX_Feb_2016 1. Import the fix into the Emergency Fix catalogue. 2. For deployed instances, apply this emergency fix on the VM. 3. Restart the deployed instance after the fix is applied. Workarounds and Mitigations For CVE-2015-7575: Users of Java 7 and later can address the issue by updating the /jre/lib/security/java.security file as follows (both steps are required): Add MD5 to the jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms property - e.g. jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, RSA keySize < 1024, MD5 Add MD5withRSA to the jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms property - e.g. jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, DH keySize < 768, MD5withRSA Java 6 requires code changes in the JSSE component in addition to the java.security file modifications, so upgrading the JDK is the only solution. Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Acknowledgement CVE-2015-7575 was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan at INRIA in Paris, France Change History 2 March 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. 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