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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime affect Rational Functional Tester

Created by Ramanath Shanbhag on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/730123
730123

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7.0.10.30 and Version 8.0.5.20 used by Rational Functional Tester (RFT) version 8.3.0 - 8.6.0.6 and 8.6.0.7 - 9.2.0.1. RFT has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

Rational Functional Tester has addressed the following vulnerabilities:

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

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)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0705
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error when parsing DSA private keys.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111140 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3732
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagating bug in
 the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the
private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121313 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw i
n the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system co
uld exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

  • Rational Functional Tester: 8.3.0 - 8.6.0.6
  • Rational Functional Tester: 8.6.0.7 - 9.2.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the correct fix pack or iFix for your version of the Rational Functional Tester :

Product Version APAR Remediation/ First Fix
RFT 8.3.0 - 8.3.0.x, 8.5.0 - 8.5.0.x, 8.5.1 - 8.5.1.x, and 8.6.0 - 8.6.0.6 None Download IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 30 iFix from the Fix Central and apply it.
RFT 8.6.0.7 - 8.6.0.10, 9.1 - 9.1.1.1,  and 9.2 - RFT9.2.0.1 None Download IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 20 iFix from the Fix Central and apply it.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Change History

08 November 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.

Internal Use Only

PSIRT Advisory 12959, Record 119971; 

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 January 2019

UID

ibm10730123