Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin covers common Java SDK vulnerability findings in the IBM Java SDK packaged with this offering.
Vulnerability Details
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) |
| InfoSphere Data Replication | 11.4.0 |
| InfoSphere Data Replication | 11.4 |
| InfoSphere Data Replication | 11.3.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
Update to the latest offering fix pack found here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EInformation%20Management&product=ibm/Information+Management/IBM+InfoSphere+Data+Replication&release=11.3.3.3&platform=All&function=all
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Sep 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 September 2021
UID
ibm16490347