Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 that is used by Rational Developer for i and Version 7 that is used by Rational Developer for AIX and Linux. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2019.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Kerberos component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169254 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Serialization component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169289 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2019-2978
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169284 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2019-2962
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the 2D component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169268 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
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Affected Product(s) |
Version(s) - VRMF |
| Rational Developer for AIX and Linux | 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.1.1.2, 9.1.1.3, 9.1.1.4, 9.1.1.5 |
| Rational Developer for i (RDi) RPG and COBOL Tools, Modernization Tools- Java Edition | 9.6, 9.6.0.1, 9.6.0.2, 9.6.0.3, 9.6.0.4, 9.6.0.5,9.6.0.6, 9.6.0.7, 9.6.0.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) |
Version(s) - VRMF |
Remediation/First Fix |
| Rational Developer for i | 9.6.0 through to 9.6.0.7 |
For all versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic: in the IBM Knowledge Center. Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply fix pack: |
| Rational Developer for AIX and Linux | 9.1 through to 9.1.1.5 |
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Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
04 May 2020: 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:
19 October 2020
UID
ibm16205706