Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ affect IBM Spectrum Protect Server, IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, and IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Server. These Java vulnerabilities were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2020 and January 2021.
Vulnerability Details
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)
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)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Server | 8.1.0.000-8.1.11.000 7.1.0.000-7.1.13.000 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.1.0.000-8.1.11.000 7.1.0.000-7.1.13.000 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service | 8.1.0.000-8.1.11.000 7.1.0.000-7.1.13.000 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect Server Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11.100 | AIX Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442973 |
7.1 | 7.1.13.100 | AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442977 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11.100 | AIX Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442971 |
7.1 | 7.1.13.100 | AIX Linux Windows |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11.100 | Linux Windows |
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/cms/8.1.11.100 |
7.1 | 7.1.13.100 | Linux Windows |
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/cms/7.1.13.100 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
15 April 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 April 2021
UID
ibm16442991