Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14579)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There are vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition that is shipped and used by IBM Spectrum Control. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU July 2020.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-14579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185057 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2020-14578
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185056 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2020-14577
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185055 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control	5.3.0.1-5.4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Release	First Fixing VRM Level	Link to Fix
5.4.1	5.4.1	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

5 Nov 2020: 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14579)