Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is vulnerable to denial of service due to use of IBM Java and runtimes (CVE-2022-40609)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-40609
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 236069.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236069 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager | 7.3.0.0 -7.3.0.10 |
Remediation/Fixes
In order to fix this vulnerability, Java needs to be upgraded to 8.0.8.5 for TADDM versions 7.3.0.5 - 7.3.0.10.
Check java version installed on TADDM servers using the below command:
$COLLATION_HOME/external/<jdk- folder according to OS>/bin/java -version
- For TADDM 7.3.0.5 - 7.3.0.10 (JAVA 8), if the above command output contains "SR6 FP10" or "8.0.6.10" or higher as build in Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment information, apply e-fix for the new IBM SDK only, efix_jdk8.0.7.20_FP10221123.zip given in Table-1 below.
- For TADDM 7.3.0.0 - 7.3.0.4 (JAVA 7), Please upgrade to IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.3.0.5 or later (IBM Recommends the latest release 7.3.0.10).
- For all other cases: Please contact IBM Support and open a case with TADDM version and a link to this bulletin.
Table-1:
Please review the eFix readme in etc/efix_readme.txt. The fixes for the respective FixPack(s) can be downloaded and applied directly.
| Fix |
VRMF
| APAR | How to acquire fix |
| efix_jdk8.0.8.5_FP10221123.zip |
7.3.0.5 - 7.3.0.10
| None | Download eFix |
Table-2:
Below are the JRE:
| Fix |
VRMF
| APAR | How to acquire fix |
| ibm-java-jre-80-win-i386 |
7.3.0.5 - 7.3.0.10
| None | Download eFix |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
31 Aug 2023: 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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Modified date:
31 August 2023
UID
ibm17029984