Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 and Version 8. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5597
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability 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)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Service Tester versions 8.3, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 9.0.
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrading to version 9.0.1.1 is strongly recommended.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
09-Dec-2016: Original vesion 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
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21995687