IBM SECURITY ADVISORY First Issued: Wed Dec 21 14:38:46 CST 2016 |Updated: Fri Dec 23 10:05:04 CST 2016 |Updates: Links to the most recent version of the document are updated. |Updated: Thu Feb 2 11:53:01 CST 2017 |Updates: CVE-2016-5582 which does NOT impact AIX has been removed from |the advisory. The most recent version of this document is available here: http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_oct2016_advisory.asc https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_oct2016_advisory.asc ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_oct2016_advisory.asc Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect AIX CVE-2016-5568 CVE-2016-5556 CVE-2016-5573 CVE-2016-5597 CVE-2016-5554 CVE-2016-5542 =============================================================================== SUMMARY: There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Versions 6, 7, 7.1, 8 that are used by AIX. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016. =============================================================================== VULNERABILITY DETAILS: CVEID: CVE-2016-5568 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the AWT component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 9.6 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118068 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2016-5556 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the 2D component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 9.6 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118067 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2016-5573 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Hotspot component has high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and high availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 8.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118070 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2016-5597 DESCRIPTION:An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Networking component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 5.9 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118071 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-5554 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the JMX component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118072 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2016-5542 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 3.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118073 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS: AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2 VIOS 2.2.x The following fileset levels (VRMF) are vulnerable, if the respective Java version is installed: For Java6: Less than 6.0.0.635 For Java7: Less than 7.0.0.560 For Java7.1: Less than 7.1.0.360 For Java8: Less than 8.0.0.321 Note: To find out whether the affected Java filesets are installed on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide. Example: lslpp -L | grep -i java REMEDIATION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 35 and subsequent releases: 32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=6.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=6.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 9 Fix Pack 60 and subsequent releases: 32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7R1 Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 60 and subsequent releases: 32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.1.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=7.1.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 3 Fix Pack 21 and subsequent releases: 32-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=8.0.0.0&platform=AIX+32-bit,+pSeries&function=all 64-bit: https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/IBM+SDKs+for+Java+Technology/Java+Standard+Edition+%28Java+SE%29&release=8.0.0.0&platform=AIX+64-bit,+pSeries&function=all WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS: None. =============================================================================== CONTACT US: If you would like to receive AIX Security Advisories via email, please visit "My Notifications": http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications To view previously issued advisories, please visit: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/onvdq Comments regarding the content of this announcement can be directed to: security-alert@austin.ibm.com To obtain the OpenSSL public key that can be used to verify the signed advisories and ifixes: Download the key from our web page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt To obtain the PGP public key that can be used to communicate securely with the AIX Security Team via security-alert@austin.ibm.com you can: A. Download the key from our web page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pgppubkey.txt B. Download the key from a PGP Public Key Server. The key ID is: 0x28BFAA12 Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any assistance. REFERENCES: Complete CVSS v2 Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/v2/guide On-line Calculator v2: http://nvd.nist.gov/CVSS-v2-Calculator Complete CVSS v3 Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide On-line Calculator v3: http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0 IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985393 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: None. CHANGE HISTORY: First Issued: Wed Dec 21 14:38:46 CST 2016 |Updated: Fri Dec 23 10:05:04 CST 2016 |Updates: Links to the most recent version of the document updated. |Updated: Thu Feb 2 11:53:01 CST 2017 |Updates: CVE-2016-5582 which does NOT impact AIX has been removed from |the advisory. =============================================================================== *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." 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