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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.0937 Security Bulletin: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Security Update February 2021 17 March 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM SDK Java Publisher: IBM Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2020-27221 Reference: ESB-2021.0811 ESB-2021.0562 Original Bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6430873 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Security Update February 2021 Document Information More support for: Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Software version: 9.6, 9.7 Operating system(s): Windows, Mac OS, Linux Document number: 6430873 Modified date: 16 March 2021 Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM(R) SDK Java(TM) Technology Edition, 8* that are used by Rational Application Developer(R). These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in February 2021. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-27221 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, 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/ 195353 for the current score. 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 Rational Application Developer 9.6, Rational Application Developer 9.7 Remediation/Fixes http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product= ibm%2FRational%2FIBM+Rational+Application+Developer+for+WebSphere+Software& fixids=Rational-RAD-Java8SR6FP25_RAD_RSA-ifix&source=SAR Workarounds and Mitigations None Change History 08 Mar 2021: Initial Publication Document Location Worldwide - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. 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