Security Bulletin
Summary
Portions of IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software are shipped as a component of Rational Developer for i (RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java and EGL editions), and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux.
Under certain conditions, V8 may improperly expand memory allocations in the `Zone::New` function. This could potentially be used to cause a Denial of Service via buffer overflow or as a trigger for a remote code execution. IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software has addressed the applicable CVE (CVE-2016-1669).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1669
DESCRIPTION: Google Chrome is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by an error in V8. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113145 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
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Affected Product and Version(s) | Product and Version shipped as a component |
| IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5 |
| IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1 and v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5 |
| IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1, v9.1.1.2 and v9.1.1.3, AIX COBOL Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1 |
| IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1, v9.1.1.2 and v9.1.1.3, C/C++ Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Review the Remediation/Fixes section of Security Bulletin: Buffer overflow in V8 for instructions on obtaining the fix for this issue.
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References
Change History
10 August 2016: 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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Internal Use Only
PSIRT 5912, RDi:79676 RDAL:79675
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 August 2018
UID
swg21988674