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Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2018 3rd Quarter (Jul. - Sep.)]

November 6, 2018
IT Security Center

1. 2018 3rd Quarter: Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status

The vulnerability countermeasure information database JVN iPedia (https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/) is endeavoring to become a comprehensive vulnerability database where vulnerability information is aggregated for easy access for IT users. JVN iPedia collects and/or translates the vulnerability information published by 1) domestic software developers, 2) JVN (*1), a vulnerability information portal run by JPCERT/CC and IPA, and 3) NVD (*2), a vulnerability database run by NIST (*3). JVN iPedia has been making vulnerability information available to the public since April 25, 2007.


1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered in 2018/3Q

~ JVN iPedia now stores 89,114 vulnerabilities ~

The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2018 (July 1 to September 30, 2018) is shown in the table below. As of the end of September 2018, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 89,114 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).

As for the English version, the total of 1,955 vulnerabilities are available as shown in the lower half of the table.


Table 1-1. Registered Vulnerabilities in 3rd Quarter of 2018
  Information Source Registered Cases Cumulative Cases
Japanese Version Domestic Software Developers 3 cases 204 cases
JVN 106 cases 8,205 cases
NVD 3,725 cases 80,705 cases
Total 3,834 cases 89,114 cases
English Version Domestic Software Developers 3 cases 204 cases
JVN 30 cases 1,751 cases
Total 33 cases 1,955 cases

2. Details on JVN iPedia Registered Data

2-1. Types of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2018, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.

The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 3rd quarter is CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound) with 340 cases, followed by CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) with 286, CWE-119 (Buffer Error) with 282, CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 281, CWE-200 (Information Exposure) with 258.

If exploited to cause buffer overflow, CWE-190, the most reported vulnerability type this quarter, could allow attackers to change data on memory supposed to be inaccessible, which may result in undesired consequences, such as crash of a program or arbitrary code execution.

Software developers need to make sure to implement necessary security controls from the planning and design phase of software development to mitigate vulnerability. IPA provides tools and guidelines, such as "How to Secure Your Website" (*4), "Secure Programing Guide" (*5) and "AppGoat" (*6), a hands-on venerability learning tool, for website developers and operators to build secure websites.

2-2. Severity of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-2 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv2 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2018, 27.1 percent are "level III" (7.0 - 10.0), 62.7 percent are "level ll" (4.0 – 6.9) and 10.2 percent are "level I" (0.0 – 3.9). This means 89.8 percent of all vulnerabilities registered are level II or higher, which are potentially critical enough to cause damage like information exposure or data modification.

Figure 2-3 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv3 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2018, 16.7 percent are "Critical" (9.0 – 10.0), 47.0 percent are "High" (7.0 – 8.9), 35.1 percent are "Medium" (4.0 – 6.9) and 1.2 percent are "Low" (0.1 – 3.9).

To mitigate threats imposed by the known vulnerabilities, IT users should pay close attention to vulnerability information and update software they use to a fixed version or apply a security patch as soon as possible when they become available. IT users can check vulnerabilities newly published on JVN iPedia in RSS and XML format (*7) as well.

2-3. Types of Software Reported with Vulnerability

Figure 2-4 shows the yearly change in the type of software reported with vulnerability. Application vulnerabilities have been published most, accounting for 78.0 percent (8,353 out of 10,704) of the 2018 total.

Figure 2-5 shows the yearly change in the number of JVN iPedia-stored vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) used in critical infrastructure sectors. As of September 2018, the total of 1,539 ICS vulnerabilities have been registered.

2-4. Products Reported with Vulnerability

Table 2-1 lists the top 20 software whose vulnerabilities were most registered to JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter (July to September) of 2018.

In this quarter, ranked 1st is Mozilla Firefox by Mozilla Foundation. Its Mozilla Thunderbirds and Mozilla Firefox ESR are also ranked 8th and 10th, respectively. Below the 2nd are mostly occupied by OS products, starting with Debian GNU/Linux, and those of Red Hat and Microsoft.

Besides those in the top 20 list, JVN iPedia stores and offers vulnerability information about a variety of software. IPA hopes software developers and users will make good use of JVN iPedia to efficiently check vulnerability information and take necessary action in a timely manner (*8).


Table 2-1. Top 20 Software Products Vulnerabilities Were Most Registered [Jul. – Sep. 2018]
RankCategoryProduct Name (Vendor) Number of
Vulnerabilities
Registered
1 Browser Mozilla Firefox (Mozilla Foundation) 301
2 OS Debian GNU/Linux (Debian) 212
3 PDF Viewer Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Adobe Systems) 155
3 PDF Viewer/Editor Adobe Acrobat (Adobe Systems) 155
3 PDF Viewer/Editor Adobe Acrobat DC (Adobe Systems) 155
6 OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Red Hat) 153
7 OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (Red Hat) 152
8 OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (Red Hat) 150
8 Email Software Mozilla Thunderbird (Mozilla Foundation) 150
10 Browser Mozilla Firefox ESR (Mozilla Foundation) 149
11 OS Ubuntu (Canonical) 144
12 OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Red Hat) 89
13 OS Android (Google) 87
14 Qualiy Management Software Rational Quality Manager (IBM) 48
15 Development Management
Software
Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (IBM) 40
15 OS Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft) 40
17 OS Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft) 38
17 OS Linux Kernel (Kernel.org) 38
19 OS iOS (Apple) 37
20 OS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft) 34

3. Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information

Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability information in JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2018 (July – September).

In this quarter, all top 20 vulnerabilities are those disclosed on the JVN (Japan Vulnerability Notes). Vulnerabilities released on JVN includes those disclosed in accordance with the Information Security Early Warning Partnership (*9). Those vulnerabilities received a lot of attention and picked up by news media and blogs, which probably made the access number up.


Table 3-1. Top 20 Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information in JVN iPedia [Jul. – Sep. 2018]
NoIDTitleCVSSv2
Base
Score
CVSSv3
Base
Score
Date
Public
Access
Count
1 JVNDB-2018-000072 The installers of multiple Logicool software programs may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries 6.8 7.8 2018/7/6 5,875
2 JVNDB-2018-000069 Cybozu Garoon vulnerable to SQL injection 6.5 6.3 2018/7/2 5,795
3 JVNDB-2018-000075 Multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities in Aterm WG1200HP 5.2 6.8 2018/7/12 5,617
4 JVNDB-2018-000071 DHC Online Shop App for Android fails to verify SSL server certificates 4.0 4.8 2018/7/6 5,596
5 JVNDB-2018-000068 Multiple vulnerabilities in Calsos CSDX and CSDJ series products 6.5 8.8 2018/7/2 5,585
6 JVNDB-2018-000070 Installer of Glary Utilities may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries 6.8 7.8 2018/7/3 5,570
7 JVNDB-2018-000079 Explzh vulnerable to directory traversal 4.3 3.3 2018/7/13 5,473
8 JVNDB-2018-000077 Multiple vulnerabilities in Aterm HC100RC 5.2 6.8 2018/7/12 5,412
9 JVNDB-2018-000076 Multiple vulnerabilities in Aterm W300P 5.2 6.8 2018/7/12 5,238
10 JVNDB-2018-000080 Movable Type plugin MTAppjQuery vulnerable to PHP code execution 7.5 7.3 2018/7/18 5,166
11 JVNDB-2018-000081 Multiple vulnerabilities in ORCA (Online Receipt Computer Advantage) 5.2 5.5 2018/7/18 5,164
12 JVNDB-2018-000067 Mailman vulnerable to cross-site scripting 4.0 4.8 2018/6/28 5,139
13 JVNDB-2018-000090 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in AttacheCase 4.3 3.3 2018/8/6 5,092
14 JVNDB-2018-000078 WordPress plugin "FV Flowplayer Video Player" vulnerable to cross-site scripting 2.6 6.1 2018/7/17 5,060
15 JVNDB-2018-000083 The installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries 6.8 7.8 2018/7/24 4,981
16 JVNDB-2018-000066 MemoCGI vulnerable to directory traversal 5.0 5.8 2018/6/27 4,980
17 JVNDB-2018-000035 EC-CUBE vulnerable to session fixation 5.8 4.2 2018/4/17 4,826
18 JVNDB-2018-000074 DLL planting vulnerability in multiple Yayoi 17 Series products 6.8 7.8 2018/7/20 4,817
19 JVNDB-2018-000084 LINE MUSIC for Android fails to verify SSL server certificates 4.0 4.8 2018/7/26 4,807
20 JVNDB-2018-000082 WL-330NUL vulnerable to cross-site request forgery 2.6 4.3 2018/7/20 4,727

Table 3-2 lists the top 5 most accessed vulnerability information among those reported by domestic software developers.


Table 3-2. Top 5 Most Accessed Vulnerabilities Reported by Domestic Software Developers [Jul. - Sep. 2018]
NoIDTitleCVSSv2
Base
Score
CVSSv3
Base
Score
Date
Public
Access
Count
1 JVNDB-2018-003030 Access Control Vulnerability in Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor 7.5 7.3 2018/5/10 4,224
2 JVNDB-2017-004687 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Fujitsu Interstage List Works 4.3 6.1 2017/7/5 3,928
3 JVNDB-2018-001389 XXE Vulnerability in Hitachi Device Manager 7.8 7.4 2018/2/14 3,919
4 JVNDB-2018-002257 DoS Vulnerability in JP1/ServerConductor/Deployment Manager and Hitachi Compute Systems Manager 7.8 7.5 2018/4/4 3,914
5 JVNDB-2017-010236 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Fujitsu NetCOBOL 3.5 4.8 2017/12/8 3,871

Note 1) Color Code for CVSSv2 Severity Rating Scale

CVSS Base Score = 0.0~3.9
Severity = Level I (Low)
CVSS Base Score = 4.0~6.9
Severity = Level II (Medium)
CVSS Base Score = 7.0~10.0
Severity = Level III (High)

Note 2) Color Code for CVSSv3 Severity Rating Scale

CVSS Base Score =
0.1~3.9
Severity = Low
CVSS Base Score =
4.0~6.9
Severity = Medium
CVSS Base Score =
7.0~8.9
Severity = High
CVSS Base Score =
9.0~10.0
Severity = Critical

Note 3) Color Code for Published Date

Published in 2016 or before Published in 2017 Published in 2018

Footnotes

(*1) Japan Vulnerability Notes: A portal for vulnerability countermeasure information including information on vendor response to the reported vulnerabilities and security support. Operated in the collaboration of IPA and JPCERT/CC.
https://jvn.jp/en/

(*2) National Vulnerability Database: A vulnerability database operated by NIST.
https://nvd.nist.gov/home.cfm

(*3) National Institute of Standards and Technology: A U.S federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards and technology.
https://www.nist.gov/

(*4) How to Secure Your Websites
https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/vuln/websecurity.html (latest version in Japanese only )

(*5) Secure Programing Guide
https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/awareness/vendor/programming/ (in Japanese only)

(*6) AppGoat
https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/vuln/appgoat/ (in Japanese only)

(*7) IPA Data Feeds
https://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/feed/ (in Japanese only)

(*8) IPA Technical Watch - Daily Practice Guide: Tips on Vulnerability Management
The guide gives tips on how to efficiently and efficiently collect and leverage vulnerability information.
https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/technicalwatch/20150331.html (in Japanese only)

(*9) Information Security Early Warning Partnership
https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/ciadr/partnership_guide.html (in Japanese only)
Information Security Early Warning Partnership Overview
https://www.ipa.go.jp/files/000059696.pdf

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