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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.1116
Potential security exposure from IBM WebSphere Application
Server impacts Rational Application Developer
27 November 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Rational Application Developer
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3325
Reference: ESB-2012.1103
ESB-2012.1076
ESB-2012.1044.2
ESB-2012.0916
ESB-2012.0822
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21618044
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Potential security exposure from IBM WebSphere Application Server impacts
Rational Application Developer
Flash (Alert)
Document information
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
Server Runtimes
Software version: 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.4, 7.5.5, 7.5.5.1, 7.5.5.2,
7.5.5.3, 7.5.5.4, 7.5.5.5, 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.4.1, 8.0.4.2,
8.5, 8.5.1
Operating system(s): Linux, Windows
Reference #: 1618044
Modified date: 2012-11-26
Abstract
There is a potential security exposure with IBM WebSphere Application Server
after installing PM44303 or a fix pack that contains PM44303 that affects IBM
Rational Application Developer installations.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVE ID: CVE-2012-3325
DESCRIPTION: There is a potential security exposure with WebSphere Application
Server after installing PM44303 or a fix pack that contains PM44303 that
affects Rational Application Developer installations. Rational Application
Developer installs the v6.0 and v7.0 WebSphere Application Servers as a Test
Environment for use during development and they should be updated with the
Rational Application Developer install process.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 6.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/77959 for the
current score CVSS
Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
Versions 7.5 through 8.5 of IBM Rational Application Developer using an IBM
WebSphere Application Server:
* Version 6.1.0.43
* Version 7.0.0.21 through 7.0.0.23
* Version 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.4
* Version 8.5.0.0 (Full Profile only)
REMEDIATION: The recommended solution is to apply the fix for each named
product as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes
available.
Fix: For IBM Rational Application Developer:
* When using a WebSphere Test Environment version 6.1:
Apply WebSphere Test Environment v6.1.0.45 (targeted to be available at
the end of November 2012) by following the Updating installed product packages
instructions.
* When using a WebSphere Test Environment version 7.0:
Apply WebSphere Test Environment v7.0.0.25 (targeted to be available at
the end of November 2012) by following the Updating installed product packages
instructions.
* When using a WebSphere Application Server version 8.0:
Apply WebSphere Application Server Interim Fix APAR PM71296
- --OR--
Apply WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Fix pack 5 (8.0.0.5)
* When using a WebSphere Application Server version 8.5 full profile:
Apply WebSphere Application Server Interim Fix APAR PM71296
- --OR--
Apply WebSphere Application Server 8.5 Fix Pack 1 (8.5.0.1)
Workaround:
None known; apply fixes.
Mitigation: None
RELATED INFORMATION:
https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/?lang=en_us
http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: None.
CHANGE HISTORY: None.
*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 Flash.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
Related information
Potential security exposure PM44303 PM71296 ISS X-Force Database: 77959
Updating installed product packages
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version
Application Servers WebSphere Application Server Security
Software Development Rational Application Developer Server Windows, Linux 8.0, 8.0.1,
Standard Edition for WebSphere Runtimes 8.0.2, 8.0.3,
Software 8.0.4, 8.0.4.1,
8.0.4.2
Copyright and trademark information
IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and
service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of
IBM trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark
information" at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
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