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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1422
InfoSphere Information Server updated
9 May 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-2678 CVE-2018-2677 CVE-2018-2663
CVE-2018-2657 CVE-2018-2634 CVE-2018-2633
CVE-2018-2603 CVE-2018-2602 CVE-2018-2588
CVE-2018-2579 CVE-2018-1417
Reference: ASB-2018.0024
ESB-2018.0180
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015254
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affects IBM
InfoSphere Information Server
Security Bulletin
Document information
Software version: 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, 11.7
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 2015254
Modified date: 08 May 2018
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM SDK Java Technology Edition,
Versions 6 and 7 that are used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. These
issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-2633
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JNDI component
could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2634
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JGSS component
could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information
resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137886 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2657
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE, Serialization
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service
resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137910 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:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2603
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service
resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137855 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:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2602
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE I18n component
could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact,
low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2678
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JNDI component
could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting
in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137933 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2677
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE AWT component
could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting
in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137932 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2663
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service
resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137917 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2588
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE LDAP component
could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting
in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137841 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive
information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack
vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137833 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:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-1417
DESCRIPTION: Under certain circumstances, a flaw in the J9 JVM allows untrusted
code running under a security manager to elevate its privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
138823 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
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 9.1, 11.3, 11.5 and 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5
Remediation/Fixes
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Product |VRMF |APAR |Remediation/First Fix |
|-----------+--------+--------+-----------------------------------------|
|InfoSphere |11.7 |JR59198 |--Follow instructions in the README |
|Information| | | |
|Server | | | |
|-----------+--------+--------+-----------------------------------------|
|InfoSphere |11.5 |JR59198 |--Follow instructions in the README |
|Information| | | |
|Server, | | | |
|Information| | | |
|Server on | | | |
|Cloud | | | |
|-----------+--------+--------+-----------------------------------------|
|InfoSphere |11.3 |JR59198 |--Follow instructions in the README |
|Information| | | |
|Server | | | |
|-----------+--------+--------+-----------------------------------------|
|InfoSphere |9.1 |JR59198 |--Upgrade to a new release |
|Information| | | |
|Server | | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
08 May 2018: 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.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Information InfoSphere AIX, HP-UX, Linux, 9.1, 11.5,
Management Information Solaris, Windows 11.3, 11.7
Server
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