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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3196
Security Bulletin:Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain
elevated privileges on the system and The IBM Java Runtime Environment's
Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java does not protect
against CVE-2018-1656 and CVE-2018-12539
19 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-12539 CVE-2018-1656
Reference: ESB-2018.3161
ESB-2018.3160
ESB-2018.3074
ESB-2018.2977
ESB-2018.2873
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735475
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Security Bulletin:Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated
privileges on the system and The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic
Tooling Framework for Java does not protect against CVE-2018-1656 and
CVE-2018-12539
Document information
More support for: InfoSphere Optim Performance Manager
Software version: 4.1, 4.1.0.1, 4.1.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.1.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.3.1
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #: 0735475
Modified date: 18 October 2018
Summary
The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java
(DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect
against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM
X-Force ID: 144882. And Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain
elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use
of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same
machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain
elevated privileges on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1656
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework
for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0) does not
protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files.
IBM X-Force ID: 144882.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
144882 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Attack Vector: Local
CVEID: CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated
privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java
Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and
use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated
privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
148389 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Attack Vector: Local
Affected Products and Versions
IBM and Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 0.8
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0,7.0,8.0
Remediation/Fixes
You must replace the IBM(R) Runtime Environment, Java(TM) Technology Edition that
is installed with IBM InfoSphere Optim Performance Manager for DB2 on Linux,
UNIX, and Windows with the latest IBM(R) Runtime Environment, Java(TM) Technology
Edition. Detailed instructions are provided in the tech-note: "Updating the
IBM Runtime Environment, Java(TM) Technology Edition for InfoSphere Optim
Performance Manager"
Workarounds and Mitigations
N/A
Change History
None
*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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