Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilites in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) Windows and Macintosh Client (CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2017-3260, CVE-2016-5552)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ packaged with the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Windows and Macintosh Client. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016 and January 2017.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5542**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118073 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3260**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the AWT component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120857 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5552**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120872 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following versions of the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Windows Client are affected:

• 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.0.1 - Windows and Macintosh platforms
• 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.6.4 - Windows platform
  7.1.0.0 through 7.1.6.5 - Macintosh platform
• 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.3.5 - Windows platform; the 6.4 client is not affected on the Macintosh platform.

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) Client Release

| First
Fixing
VRM Level|Platform|Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target
—|—|—|—
8.1| 8.1.0.2
8.1.0.2| Windows
Macintosh| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043653&gt;
7.1| 7.1.6.5
7.1.6.6| Windows
Macintosh| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042496
6.4| 6.4.3.6| Windows| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041144
NOTE: The 6.4 client is not affected on the Macintosh platform…

Workarounds and Mitigations

None