Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM PureApplication System. (CVE-2016-3426, and CVE-2016-0264)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 and 7, that is used by IBM PureApplication System. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2016.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3426
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a partial confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112457 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0264
DESCRIPTION: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the IBM JVM facilitates arbitrary code execution under certain limited circumstances.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110867 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:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM PureApplication System V2.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.0

Remediation/Fixes

The PureSystems Manager on IBM PureApplication System is affected. The solution is to upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix level:

IBM PureApplication System V2.2: Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.2.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.1: Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.3
IBM PureApplication System V2.0: Contact customer support for upgrade options.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

28 July 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

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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM PureApplication System. (CVE-2016-3426, and CVE-2016-0264)