Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime and libxml2 affecting Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (Multiple CVEs)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition Version 8, as well as a vulnerability in GNOME libxml2 version 2.7.8. Both components are used by Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. The JRE vulnerability was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2021. The libxml2 vulnerability was publicly disclosed also in April 2021.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-3518
**DESCRIPTION:**GNOME libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the xmlXIncludeDoProcess() function in xinclude.c. By sending a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203144 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-2161
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries 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/200290 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.