HOMEIT SecurityMeasures for Information Security VulnerabilitiesQuarterly ReportsVulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2019 1st Quarter (Jan. - Mar.)]
May 29, 2019
IT Security Center
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.
~ JVN iPedia now stores 97,444 vulnerabilities ~
The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter of 2019 (January 1 to March 31, 2019) is shown in the table below. As of the end of March 2019, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 97,444 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).
As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,018 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.
| Information Source | Registered Cases | Cumulative Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Version | Domestic Product Developers | 3 cases | 213 cases |
| JVN | 76 cases | 8,437 cases | |
| NVD | 4,691 cases | 88,884 cases | |
| Total | 4,770 cases | 97,444 cases | |
| English Version | Domestic Product Developers | 3 cases | 213 cases |
| JVN | 18 cases | 1,805 cases | |
| Total | 21 cases | 2,018 cases |
Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter of 2019, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.
The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 1st quarter is CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 617 cases, followed by CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) with 430, CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (Buffer Errors)) with 407, CWE-200 (Information Exposure) with 317, CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) with 311.
CWE-79, the most reported vulnerability type in this quarter, could allow attackers to display false webpages and/or steal information.
Software developers need to make sure to mitigate vulnerability from the planning and design phase of software development. 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.
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 2019, 24.2 percent are "level III" (7.0 - 10.0), 64.3 percent are "level ll" (4.0 – 6.9) and 11.5 percent are "level I" (0.0 – 3.9). This means 88.5 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 2019, 15.3 percent are "Critical" (9.0 – 10.0), 42.3 percent are "High" (7.0 – 8.9), 41.5 percent are "Medium" (4.0 – 6.9) and 0.9 percent are "Low" (0.1 – 3.9).
To avoid threats posed by the known vulnerabilities, both product developers and IT users should pay close attention to vulnerability disclosure 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.
Figure 2-4 shows the yearly change in the type of software reported with vulnerability. Application vulnerabilities have been published most, accounting for 75.9 percent (3,621 out of 4,770) of the 2019 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 March 2019, the total of 1,831 ICS vulnerabilities have been registered.
Table 2-1 lists the top 20 software whose vulnerabilities were most registered to JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter (January to March) of 2019.
In this quarter, Debian GNU/Linux is the 1st rank which continued from the previous quarter (2018 Q4). Debian GNU/Linux is provided by integrating the OS and over 50,000 software packages so that Debian GNU/Linux fix the vulnerabilities according to the fix of the vulnerabilities of those packages. Accordingly, it is thought that the number of registered Debian GNU/Linux continues to be high (*8).
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 (*9).
| Rank | Category | Product Name (Vendor) | Number
of Vulnerabilities Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OS | Debian GNU/Linux (Debian) | 401 |
| 2 | OS | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Red Hat) | 246 |
| 3 | OS | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (Red Hat) | 237 |
| 4 | OS | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (Red Hat) | 236 |
| 5 | Browser | Google Chrome (Google) | 203 |
| 6 | OS | Ubuntu (Canonical) | 186 |
| 7 | OS | Android (Google) | 167 |
| 8 | Firmware | Qualcomm firmware (Qualcomm) (*10) | 113 |
| 9 | PDF Viewer | Foxit Reader (Foxit Software Inc) | 108 |
| 10 | PDF Viewer/Editor | Foxit PhantomPDF (Foxit Software Inc) | 94 |
| 11 | PDF Viewer/Editor | Adobe Acrobat (Adobe Systems) | 92 |
| 11 | PDF Viewer | Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Adobe Systems) | 92 |
| 11 | PDF Viewer/Editor | Adobe Acrobat DC (Adobe Systems) | 92 |
| 14 | OS | Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft) | 44 |
| 14 | OS | Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft) | 44 |
| 16 | Video Surveillance Software | ZoneMinder (ZoneMinder) | 41 |
| 17 | OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Microsoft) | 39 |
| 18 | OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft) | 38 |
| 19 | Browser | Mozilla Firefox (Mozilla Foundation) | 36 |
| 20 | OS | Linux Kernel (Kernel.org) | 33 |
Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability information in JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter of 2019 (January to March).
Of the vulnerability countermeasure information ranked high in this quarter, the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 13th rank were collected from domestic product developers. Except for the above and the 5th rank, 15 are vulnerability countermeasure information released on the Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Portal Site JVN. Those products registered in the vulnerability countermeasure information have many domestic users and receive a lot of attention so that the number of access the relevant web site tend to increase.
Table 3-2 lists the top 5 most accessed vulnerability information among those reported by domestic product developers.
| No | ID | Title | CVSSv2 Base Score | CVSSv3 Base Score | Date Public | Access Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JVNDB-2018-010851 | Clickjacking Vulnerability in Hitachi Automation Director | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2018/12/26 | 6,379 |
| 2 | JVNDB-2019-001095 | Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Hitachi Device Manager | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2019/1/22 | 5,717 |
| 3 | JVNDB-2019-001094 | Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor | 5.0 | 5.3 | 2019/1/22 | 5,420 |
| 4 | JVNDB-2018-010027 | Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2018/12/4 | 5,009 |
| 5 | JVNDB-2018-009328 | Multiple Vulnerabilities in JP1/VERITAS | 10.0 | 9.8 | 2018/11/15 | 4,521 |
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 2017 or before | Published in 2018 | Published in 2019 |
(*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) About Debian
https://www.debian.org/intro/about.html
(*9) 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)
(*10) 'Qualcomm Firmware' contains various
firmware of Qualcomm processors such as SD and MSM series.
IT Security Center,
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (ISEC/IPA)
