Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java Version 7 and 8 used by IBM MQ. IBM MQ have addressed the applicable CVEs. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2019.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-2964
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Concurrency 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/169270 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-2019-2978
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Networking 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/169284 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-2019-2983
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Serialization 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/169289 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support (LTS)
Apply Fix Pack 9.1.0.5

IBM MQ 9.1 Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)
Apply Continuous Delivery Release Update 9.1.5

IBM MQ 9.0.0.x Long Term Support (LTS)
Apply Fix Pack 9.0.0.9

IBM MQ V8.0
Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.14

Workarounds and Mitigations

None