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                               ESB-2014.0567
  Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational Software Architect Design
            Manager and Rhapsody Design Manager (CVE-2013-5459)
                               23 April 2014

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
                   Rational Software Architect Design Manager
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
                   Denial of Service      -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-5459  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21664531

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational Software Architect Design Manager 
and Rhapsody Design Manager (CVE-2013-5459)

Document information

More support for:
Rational Software Architect 
Design Manager
General Information

Software version:
3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5

Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Reference #:
1664531

Modified date:
2014-04-18

Security Bulletin

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability within IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA) 
Design Manager and Rational Rhapsody Design Manager may affect data integrity.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2013-5459

Description: An unspecified vulnerability related to parameter checking may 
affect data integrity.

CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84773 
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Software Architect Design Manager versions 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 
4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5

Rhapsody Design Manager versions 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 
4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

For Rational Software Architect Design Manager versions 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 
4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5:

   Upgrade to Rational Software Architect Design Manager 4.0.6

For Rhapsody Design Manager versions 3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 
4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5:

   Upgrade to Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0.6


For the 3.x releases of Rational Software Architect Design Manager and 
Rhapsody Design Manager, customers who cannot upgrade to 4.0.6, please contact 
IBM support for guidance.

Workarounds and Mitigations
None

References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2

Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement
None

Change History

* 28 February 2014: Original copy 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

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.


Cross reference information
Segment       Product                       Component     Platform               Version 
Software      Rational Rhapsody Design      General       Linux, Windows         3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 
Development   Manager                       Information                          4.0.4, 4.0.5 
Software      Rational Software Architect   General       AIX, Linux, Solaris,   3.0, 3.0.0.1, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 
Development   Design Manager                Information   Windows                4.0.4, 4.0.5

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