Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDKs Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 6, 7 and 8, that are used by IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2017.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5546
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120869 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:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5548
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120864 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5549
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120863 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5547
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120871 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:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5552
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120872 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:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-2183
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
All versions of microcode for the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 (3957-V06, 3957-V07, 3957-VEA, 3957-VEB, 3957-VEC) prior to and including the following are affected:
|
Machine Type | Model | Version |
| 3957 | V06 | 8.21.0.178 |
| 3957 | VEA | 8.21.0.178 |
| 3957 | V07 | 8.41.100.15 |
| 3957 | VEB | 8.41.100.15 |
| 3957 | VEC | 8.41.100.15 |
Remediation/Fixes
Contact IBM Service at 1-800-IBM-SERV to arrange an upgrade to the latest microcode level followed by the installation of VTD_EXEC.269. Minimum microcode levels are shown below:
|
Machine Type | Model | Fix |
| 3957 | V06 | Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 + VTD_EXEC.269 |
| 3957 | VEA | Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 + VTD_EXEC.269 |
| 3957 | V07 | Upgrade to 8.33.2.9 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.40.1.16 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.100.15 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.101.10 |
| 3957 | VEB | Upgrade to 8.33.2.9 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.40.1.16 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.100.15 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.101.10 |
| 3957 | VEC | Upgrade to 8.40.1.16 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.100.15 + VTD_EXEC.269 -OR- Upgrade to 8.41.101.10 |
The minimum VTD_EXEC version is shown below:
| VTD_EXEC Package | Version |
| VTD_EXEC.269 | v1.02 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Although IBM recommends that you upgrade to the fixes identified above, you can mitigate, but not eliminate the risk of these vulnerabilities by restricting physical and network access to the TS7700 to authorized users and IBM Service Personnel only.
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References
Change History
26 May 2017: 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.
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Document Information
More support for:
TS7700
Software version:
Not Applicable
Operating system(s):
N/A
Document number:
697395
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1010245