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Security Bulletin: Rational Integration Tester component in Rational Test Workbench affected by Netty vulnerability (CVE-2014-3488)

Security Bulletin


Summary

The Netty library is vulnerable affecting the Rational Integration Tester component in IBM Rational Test Workbench.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-3488

Description: Netty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in SslHandler. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted SSLv2Hello message to exhaust all available CPU resources and cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95285 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Integration Tester component in Rational Test Workbench versions:

  • 8.0 - 8.0.0.3
  • 8.0.1 - 8.0.1.4
  • 8.5 - 8.5.0.2
  • 8.5.1 - 8.5.1.3
  • 8.6 - 8.6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The fixes for the CVE(s) mentioned above have been incorporated into the 3.9.5 release of the Netty library, and included in a set of new fixpacks available from IBM.

Upgrade your installation as follows:

Visit IBM Fix Central to search for, download and apply the following fixpacks for your version of product:

  • All 8.0.0.x -> 8.0.0.4
  • All 8.0.1.x -> 8.0.1.5
  • All 8.5.0.x -> 8.5.0.3
  • All 8.5.1.x -> 8.5.1.4
  • All 8.6.0.x -> 8.6.0.3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Internal Use Only

PSIRT Adv. 2085, Record 41344 Open Source Netty - 1 issue

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21695042