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Security Bulletin: IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform Apache CXF Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8039)

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Summary

IBM TRIRIGA has addressed the following vulnerability. Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. The TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-8039
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. The TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145516 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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 Tririga Affected Versions
Tririga 3.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product Remediation / First Fix
3.6 The fix is available in IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform 3.6, which is available for download on Passport Advantage.
3.5 Contact IBM Support

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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Change History

25 October 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.

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 October 2018

UID

ibm10735573