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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.1290
Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime
Affects IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows
15 April 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-12547
Reference: ESB-2019.0981
ESB-2019.0897
ESB-2019.0730
ESB-2019.0665
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879085
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Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime Affects IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows
Document information
More support for: Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows
Software version: 4.7, 4.8, 6.0
Operating system(s): Windows
Reference #: 0879085
Modified date: 10 April 2019
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM(R) Runtime Environment Java(TM) Versions 7 and 8
used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
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 for more information
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)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 4.7.0.0 - 4.7.0.6_iFix004
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 4.8.0.0 - 4.8.0.0_iFix020
IBM Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows: 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.0_iFix010
Remediation/Fixes
+-------------------------------+-----+-------+------------------------------+
| Product |VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
+-------------------------------+-----+-------+------------------------------+
|IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for|4.7.0|IT28634|Apply 4.7.0.6_iFix005, |
|Microsoft Windows | | |available on Fix Central |
+-------------------------------+-----+-------+------------------------------+
|IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for|4.8.0|IT28634|Apply 4.8.0.0_iFix021, |
|Microsoft Windows | | |available on Fix Central |
+-------------------------------+-----+-------+------------------------------+
|IBM Connect:Direct for |6.0.0|IT28634|Apply 6.0.0.0_iFix011, |
|Microsoft Windows | | |available on Fix Central |
+-------------------------------+-----+-------+------------------------------+
For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported
version of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
10 April 2019: Original version published
*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.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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