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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.1437 Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in Rational Directory Server (Tivoli and Apache) (CVE-2014-3089) 22 August 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Rational Directory Server Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2014-3089 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681554 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in Rational Directory Server (Tivoli and Apache) (CVE-2014-3089) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: Rational Directory Server Documentation Software version: 5.1.1, 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2, 5.2, 5.2.0.1, 5.2.0.2, 5.2.1, 6.0, 6.0.0.1 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 1681554 Modified date: 2014-08-19 Summary A security vulnerability impacts IBM Rational Directory Server (RDS) 5.2.x, 5.1.1.x and Rational Directory Administrator (RDA) 6.x Java Client library. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2014-3089 Description: The RDS Java Client library carries clear text password of root user. A potential hacker with this password information could connect to RDS and could exploit its consuming products data. CVSS Base Score: 2.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94255 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions Product Version Rational Directory Server (Tivoli) 5.2 - 5.2.1_iFix002 Rational Directory Server (Apache) 5.1.1 - 5.1.1.2_iFix003 Rational Directory Administrator 6.0 and 6.0.0.1 Remediation/Fixes Apply the following fix for your release of RDS. Product Download link IBM Rational Directory Server 5.2 (Tivoli) RDS 5.2.1 iFix003 IBM Rational Directory Server 5.1.1 (Apache) RDS 5.1.1.2 iFix004 IBM Rational Directory Administrator 6.0 or 6.0.0.1 RDA 6.0 iFix002 Important Notes: If RDS (Tivoli/Apache) is patched with the fix above, it is mandatory for Rational Synergy to be patched with a fix, else the communication between RDS and Synergy will break. Review Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in RDS Client library affecting Rational Synergy (CVE-2014-3089) for details. If RDS (Tivoli/Apache) is patched with the fix above, it is recommended (but not mandatory) for Rational Change to be patched with a fix. Review Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in RDS Client library affecting Rational Change (CVE-2014-3089) for details. The above vulnerability in RDS does not affects Rational DOORS. 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 * 19 August 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. 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