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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

Created by John Suchy on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/886063
886063

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 that are used by IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software. IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:  CVE-2019-2426 
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking 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/155744  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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Application Developer  9.1 - 9.1.1.2

Rational Application Developer 9.5 - 9.5.0.3

Rational Application Developer  9.6 - 9.6.1.1

Rational Application Developer 9.7

Remediation/Fixes

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

Product

VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
Rational Application Developer 9.5 through 9.7
PH12591
Rational Application Developer 9.1
PH12591

Workarounds and Mitigations

No known workarounds.

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References

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Change History

04 June 2019: 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

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 June 2019

UID

ibm10886063