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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect Rational DOORS Web Access

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 7 and 8, which are used by IBM Rational DOORS Web Access. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-2633
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JNDI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2618
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JCE component could allow an unauthenticated 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/137870 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2603
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated 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/137855 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-2018-2602
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE I18n component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137833 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

Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.5.0 - 9.5.0.8
Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.5.1 - 9.5.1.9
Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.5.2 - 9.5.2.8
Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.6.0 - 9.6.0.7
Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.6.1 - 9.6.1.10

Remediation/Fixes

For Rational DOORS Web Access installations, upgrade the JRE as noted in the table below. You can upgrade the JRE after Rational DOORS Web Access is installed. Publicly available versions of the Oracle JRE are not supported with Rational DOORS Web Access.

The following table presents Rational DOORS Web Access versions and the compatible versions of IBM JRE.

Rational DOORS Web AccessIBM Runtime Environment Java Version
9.5.0 - 9.5.0.89.5-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP20
9.5.1 - 9.5.1.99.5-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP20
9.5.2 - 9.5.2.89.5-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP20
9.6.0 - 9.6.0.79.6.0-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP20
9.6.1 - 9.6.1.49.6.1-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP20
9.6.1.7 - 9.6.1.109.6.1.10-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-8SR5FP10
For versions of Rational DOORS Web Access that are earlier than version 9.5.0.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

27 April 2018: 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.

Disclaimer

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

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22015826

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