Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru is vulnerable to an issue within IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7. (CVE-2021-35550)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru has addressed the following vulnerability in the IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 used by IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-35550
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211627 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Internet Pass-Thru	2.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM WebSphere Internet Pass-Thru version 2.1

IBM strongly recommends that you address this vulnerability now by upgrading the MQIPT JRE to the latest available on the MS81: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru SupportPac page.

Note: This MQ IPT 2.1 JRE update is provided on Solaris platforms only, for users with appropriate extended support entitlement. Users of MQ IPT 2.1 on all other platforms should migrate to MQ IPT 9.2.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

21 June 2022: 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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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru is vulnerable to an issue within IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7. (CVE-2021-35550)