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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1258
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java
Runtime IBM affect IBM Decision Optimization Center and IBM
ILOG ODM Enterprise
18 May 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Decision Optimization Center
IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-9843 CVE-2016-9842 CVE-2016-9841
CVE-2016-9840
Reference: ESB-2017.1255
ESB-2017.1251
ESB-2017.1160
ESB-2017.1154
ESB-2017.0985
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003304
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java
Runtime IBM affect IBM Decision Optimization Center and IBM ILOG ODM
Enterprise
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Decision Optimization Center
Software version:
3.6, 3.6.0.1, 3.7, 3.7.0.1, 3.7.0.2, 3.8, 3.8.0.1, 3.8.0.2, 3.9.0
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
2003304
Modified date:
16 May 2017
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java and IBM Runtime Environment
Java Versions 6 and 7 used by IBM Decision Optimization Center. These issues
were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2017.
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-2016-9840
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open
a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120508
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-9841
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open
a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120509
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-9842
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an undefined
left shift of negative number. By persuading a victim to open a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause
a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120510
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID:
CVE-2016-9843
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a big-endian
out-of- bounds pointer. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial
of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120511
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Decision Optimization Center v3.9 and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise From v3.6 to v3.7.0.2: IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 45 and subsequent releases
IBM Decision Optimization Center From v3.8 to v3.8.0.1: IBM SDK, Java
Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 45 and subsequent
releases
- From v3.8.0.2: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10
Fix Pack 5 and subsequent releases
The recommended solution is to download and install the IBM Java SDK as soon
as practicable.
Before installing a newer version of IBM Java SDK, please ensure that you:
Close any open programs that you have running;
Rename the initial directory of the IBM Java SDK (for example: with a .old at
the end),
Download and install IBM Java SDK.
Here are the detailed instructions
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
16 May 2017: 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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