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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK IBM Rational Software Architect and Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software.

Created by Rajesh Gupta on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/570329
570329

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8
used by IBM Rational Software Architect and Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018

Vulnerability Details

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)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Software Architect 9.6.1 and earlier

Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software 9.6.1 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Update the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition of the product to address this vulnerability:

ProductVRMFRemediation/First Fix
Rational Software Architect Designer (RSAD)9.5 to 9.5.0.3
9.6 to 9.6.1		IBM Java SDK/JRE 8 SR5 FP10 IFixes
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software (RSAD4WS)9.5 to 9.5.0.3
9.6 to 9.6.1		IBM Java SDK/JRE 8 SR5 FP10 IFixes
Rational Software Architect (RSA)9.0 to 9.0.0.1
9.1 to 9.1.2.3		IBM Java SDK/JRE 7 SR10 FP20 IFixes
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software9.0 to 9.0.0.1
9.1 to 9.1.2.3		IBM Java SDK/JRE 7 SR10 FP20 IFixes

Installation Instructions:

For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

Instructions to download and install the update from the compressed files:
  1. Download the update files from Fix Central by following the link listed in the download table above

  2. Extract the compressed files in an appropriate directory.

    For example, choose to extract to C:\temp\update

  3. Start IBM Installation Manager.

  4. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens.

  5. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.

  6. In the Add repository window, browse to or enter the file path to the repository.config file, which is located in the directory where you extracted the compressed files and then click OK.

    For example, enter C:\temp\update\repository.config.

  7. Click OK to close the Preference page.

  8. Install the update as described in the the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center for your product and version.
  9. Refer Java Profiler technote and apply Java Profiler Ifix after installation of Java Ifix (Java profiler ifix link is available along with Java Ifix )

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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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

30 April 2018: original document 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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Product Synonym

RSA;RSA4WS

Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020

UID

swg22015990

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