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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.1629
Potential denial of service in WebSphere Application Server affects IBM
Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity
Center) (CVE-2018-10237)
9 May 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-10237
Reference: ESB-2019.1457
ESB-2019.1442
ESB-2019.1430
ESB-2019.1428
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10871890
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Potential denial of service in WebSphere Application Server affects IBM
Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2018-10237)
Product: IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
Software version: 5.2.17.2, 5.2.8, 5.2.10.1, 5.2.11, 5.2.12, 5.2.13, 5.2.14,
5.2.15, 5.2.15.2, 5.2.16, 5.2.17.0, 5.2.17.1, 5.3.0.1,
5.3.1
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #: 0871890
Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential denial of service with the Google Guava library that is
used in WebSphere Application Server. This can affect IBM Spectrum Control
(formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-10237
DESCRIPTION: Google Guava is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by
improper eager allocation checks in the AtomicDoubleArray and CompoundOrdering
class. By sending a specially-crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
142508 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:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+
|Affected Product |Affected Versions|
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+
|IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center|5.2.0 - 5.2.7.1 |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+
|IBM Spectrum Control |5.2.8 - 5.2.17.2 |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+
|IBM Spectrum Control |5.3.0 - 5.3.1 |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+
The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of IBM Spectrum
Control.
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the
download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be
implemented as soon as practicable.
Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM
Spectrum Control.
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|Release |First Fixing |Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target |
| |VRM Level | |
+----------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|5.2 |5.2.17.3 |http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=swg21320822#53_0 |
+----------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|5.3 |5.3.2 |http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=swg21320822#53_0 |
+----------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any
update procedure.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
Change History
6 May 2019 - Original version published.
Cross reference information
Product Component Platform Version Edition
Tivoli Storage AIX, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3,
Productivity Linux, 5.2.4, 5.2.4.1, 5.2.6, 5.2.7.1
Center Windows
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