Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, used by WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2021. These issues are also addressed by WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-14781
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI 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/190099 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-2773
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE Security 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: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179673 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2020-27221
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195353 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-14782
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190100 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5 and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5 are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
For all releases of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio, upgrade to WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5.6.2_IJ30691
For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository these issues are addressed by WebSphere Application Server.
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Principal Product and Version(s)
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Affected Supporting Product and Version(s)
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WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5
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WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5
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Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository:
Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server January 2021 CPU
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
17 Feb 2021: 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
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 February 2021
UID
ibm16415779