Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime may affect Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7 & 8 used by Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless. Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager for Wireless has addressed the applicable CVEs.These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether additional Java vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin”, located in the References section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2019-2426 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE Networking 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/155744&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, 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/157512&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1890 DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager (Wireless) [1.4.2-1.4.4]

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager (Wireless) 1.4.2 uses Java 7

Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager (Wireless) 1.4.3 & 1.4.4 uses Java 8

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 35 and earlier releases
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 35 and earlier releases
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 27 and earlier releases

Remediation/Fixes

Fixes for applicable vulnerabilities are included in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 40 and subsequent releases
Fixes for applicable vulnerabilities are included in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 40 and subsequent releases
Fixes for applicable vulnerabilities are included in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 30 and subsequent releases

The following technote contains the link for JRE fixes and the process to replace the JRE:

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Workarounds and Mitigations

None