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. IBM Rational DOORS Web Access has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1656
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144882 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.5.1 - 9.5.1.10
IBM Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.5.2 - 9.5.2.9
IBM Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.6.0 - 9.6.0.8
IBM Rational DOORS Web Access: 9.6.1 - 9.6.1.11
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 Access | IBM Runtime Environment Java Version |
| 9.5.1 - 9.5.1.10 | 9.5-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP30 |
| 9.5.2 - 9.5.2.9 | 9.5-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP30 |
| 9.6.0 - 9.6.0.8 | 9.6.0-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP30 |
| 9.6.1 - 9.6.1.4 | 9.6.1-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-7SR10FP30 |
| 9.6.1.7 - 9.6.1.11 | 9.6.1.11-RATIONAL-DOORS-JRE-8SR5FP20 |
For versions of IBM Rational DOORS Web Access that are earlier than version 9.5.1.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
4 October 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 October 2018
UID
ibm10733857