Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2019-2684, CVE-2019-4473, CVE-2019-11771)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition that is shipped and used by IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center). These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates for April 2019 and July 2019.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-2684
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE RMI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159776 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473
DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-11771
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product	Affected Versions
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center	5.2.0 - 5.2.7.1
IBM Spectrum Control	5.2.8 - 5.2.17.3
IBM Spectrum Control	5.3.0 - 5.3.3

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.

Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.

Release	First Fixing VRM Level	Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target
5.2	5.2.17.4	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#52_0
5.3	5.3.4	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0

Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

20 September 2019 - original version published

*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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Internal Use Only

AD 16133

PR 135845

AD 17288

PR 141255

Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2019-2684, CVE-2019-4473, CVE-2019-11771)