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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.1939
Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server)
is affected by a Cryptographic vulnerability
30 May 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-4220
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10881197
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Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server) is
affected by a Cryptographic vulnerability
Document information
More support for: InfoSphere Information Server
Component: InfoSphere Governance Catalog
Software version: 11.7.1.0
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #: 0881197
Modified date: 29 May 2019
Summary
A Cryptographic vulnerability was addressed by IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
(with Information Server).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4220
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores a common hard coded
encryption key that could be used to decrypt sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
159229 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server): version 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7.1.0
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Watson 11.7.1.0 PH10752 1. If you installed Information Server 11.7.1.0
Knowledge Catalog using the original suite release image
(with Information --Do not apply any Watson Knowledge Catalog
Server), Information patch before applying this fix.
Server on Cloud --See Technote to run a script that will fix
your Watson Knowledge Catalog installation.
2. If you installed Information Server 11.7.1.0
using the respin release image
--or--
upgraded an Information Server 11.7.0.x
installation to version 11.7.1.0
--No action is needed
Workarounds and Mitigations
See Technote for details.
Change History
29 May 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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