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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java affect Rational Build Forge (CVE-2018-1656; CVE-2018-2973; CVE-2018-12539)

Created by Ramanath Shanbhag on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/734595
734595

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment that is bundled along with IBM Rational Build Forge.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1656
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: For current score, refer https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144882.
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-2018-2973
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: For current score, refer https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146835.
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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: For current score, refer https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389.
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)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0 to 8.0.0.9.

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the correct fix pack or iFix for your version of Build Forge:

 

Affected Version Fix
Build Forge 8.0 - 8.0.0.9 Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.10 Download.

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

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

15 November 2018

*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

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Internal Use Only

PSIRT Advisory 12959, Record 119975;

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 December 2018

UID

ibm10734595

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