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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.1119
Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator stores
SSL certificate password in an insecure manner
29 November 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Developer for System z
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-4862
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617886
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Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator stores SSL certificate
password in an insecure manner.
Flash (Alert)
Document information
Rational Developer for System z
General Information
Software version:
7.1, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.1.3, 7.5.1.4, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.2.2, 7.6.2.3,
7.6.2.4, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.3.1, 8.0.3.2, 8.0.3.3, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.1
Operating system(s):
Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1617886
Modified date:
2012-11-26
Abstract
The Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator, that provides
terminal emulation such as 3270, 5250, and VT100, stores the SSL certificate
password in an insecure manner on the user's workstation.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVE ID: CVE-2012-4862
DESCRIPTION:
The Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator that provides
terminal emulation such as 3270, 5205, and VT100, stores the SSL certificate
password in an insecure manner on the user's workstation.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79919 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
All previous versions of Rational Developer for System z
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the Rational Developer for System z
update as soon as practical.
Fix:
Upgrade to the latest version of Rational Developer for System z
Workaround:
None.
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.
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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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