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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.1438 Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in RDS Client library affecting Rational Synergy (CVE-2014-3089) 22 August 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Rational Synergy 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 Reference: ESB-2014.1437 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681770 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in RDS Client library affecting Rational Synergy (CVE-2014-3089) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: IBM Rational Synergy Directory Server Software version: 7.1.0.7, 7.2.0.6, 7.2.1.2 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 1681770 Modified date: 2014-08-19 Summary Clear text password in IBM Rational Directory Server (RDS) supplied Client library could allow potential hacker to gain access to RDS and access to unauthorized data used by consuming products such as Rational Synergy. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2014-3089 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) Description: Rational Directory Server (Apache and Tivoli) is used by Rational Synergy for user authentication and data management. The communication between RDS and its consuming products happens through a set of RDS Client Java libraries shipped with consuming products. A 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. Affected Products and Versions Rational Synergy 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2.1 Remediation/Fixes Install the appropriate Rational Directory Server updates as listed in Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in Rational Directory Server (Tivoli and Apache) (CVE-2014-3089). Download and apply the Rational Synergy ifix for your applicable release: Rational Synergy Interim Fix 4 for 7.1.0.7 Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.0.6 Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.1.2 Note: If you use Rational Change in conjunction with Rational Synergy, review Security Bulletin: Critical Security Vulnerability in RDS Client library affecting Rational Change (CVE-2014-3089) for Rational Change fixes. 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. 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