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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java affects IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio and IBM CPLEX Enterprise Server (CVE-2020-14621)

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Java™ Version 8 used by IBM CPLEX Optimization Studio and IBM CPLEX Enterprise Server. IBM CPLEX Optimization Studio and IBM CPLEX Enterprise Server have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-14621
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JAXP component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185099 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (COS)12.10
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (COS)12.9
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (COS)12.8
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (COS)12.7.1
IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio (COS)12.7

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to download and install the appropriate version of IBM JRE as soon as practicable.
Before installing a newer version of IBM JRE, please ensure that you:

  • Close any open programs that you may have running;
  • Rename the initial directory of the IBM JRE (for example: with a .old at the end),
  • Download and install the appropriate IBM JRE version.

 

IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio and IBM ILOG CPLEX Enterprise Server



You must verify that applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Here are the detailed instructions for updating IBM JRE.

For Mac OS, HP-UX and Solaris, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin

 

 

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

12 Nov 2020: Initial Publication

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 November 2020

UID

ibm16367283

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