Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty used by Rational Asset Analyzer is vulnerable to spoofing in the Eclipse Paho library with the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature enabled. This has been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-11777
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Paho Java client could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the result when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167068 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Rational Asset Analyzer (RAA) | 6.1.0.0 - 6.1.0.23 |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the corresponding fix from FIX Central. Note the release date of 2022/09/01
| Windows Version | Fix Central |
| z/OS Version | Fix Central |
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
01 Sep 2022: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 September 2022
Initial Publish date:
01 September 2022
UID
ibm16618599