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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Functional Tester (CVE-2018-2633, CVE-2018-2634, CVE-2018-2603, CVE-2018-2602, CVE-2018-2579)

Created by Jerry Shengulette on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/569267
569267

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 and 8 that is used by Rational Functional Tester. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, please refer to the link for “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin" located in the References section for more information.


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-2018-2634
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE JGSS component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137886 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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 Functional Tester 8.3.0 - 8.3.0.2
  • Rational Functional Tester 8.5.0 - 8.5.1.3
  • Rational Functional Tester 8.6.0 - 8.6.0.10
  • Rational Functional Tester 9.1.0 - 9.1.1.1
  • Rational Functional Tester 9.2

Remediation/Fixes

For Rational Functional Tester versions 8.0.x 8.1.x, and 8.2.x , IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version or release of the product.

ProductVersionAPARRemediation/First fix
RFT8.3.0 - 8.3.0.2NoneDownload IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 20 iFix from the Fix Central and apply it.
RFT8.5.0 - 8.5.0.1None
RFT8.5.1 - 8.5.1.3None
RFT8.6.0 - 8.6.0.6None
RFT8.6.0.7 - 8.6.0.10NoneDownload IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 11 iFix from the Fix Central and apply it.
RFT9.1.0 - 9.1.1.1None
RFT9.2None

Note:
  • You must verify that applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
  • For information about how to install iFixes, see Installing packages.

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

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

26 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 September 2018

UID

swg22015324

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