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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.0838 Security Bulletin: Rational Developer for System z CPU utili zation (CVE-2014-0963) 28 May 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Rational Developer Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2014-0963 Reference: ESB-2014.0821 ESB-2014.0819 ESB-2014.0815 ESB-2014.0783 ESB-2014.0782 ESB-2014.0764 ESB-2014.0714 ESB-2014.0679 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21673259 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Rational Developer for System z CPU utilization (CVE-2014-0963) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: Rational Developer for System z Documentation Software version: 9.0.1.1, 9.0.1.2 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows, z/OS Reference #: 1673259 Modified date: 2014-05-20 Summary IBM Rational Developer for System z is affected by a problem related to the SSL implementation which, under very specific conditions, can cause CPU utilization to rapidly increase. Vulnerability Details CVE ID: CVE-2014-0963 Description: Rational Developer for System z is affected by a problem with the handling of certain SSL messages. The TLS implementation can, under very specific conditions, cause CPU utilization to rapidly increase. The situation occurs only in a certain error case. If this error case happens multiple times, an increase in CPU utilization will be seen. This increase could ultimately result in CPU exhaustion and unresponsiveness of the Rational Developer for System z and other software running on the affected system. This issue can affect the availability of the system, but does not impact system confidentiality or integrity. This vulnerability can be remotely exploited, authentication is not required and the exploit is moderately complex. To determine if your systems are being affected by this issue, you can monitor the CPU utilization for Rational Developer for System z instances. CVSS Base Score: 7.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92844 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Affected Products and Versions Rational Developer for System z Version 9.0.1.1, 9.0.1.1 ifix 1, 9.0.1.2 Remediation/Fixes IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch. The fix can be obtained at the following location: Rational Developer for System z 9.0.1.0, All platforms Workarounds and Mitigations Monitor CPU utilization of your Program Name instances. If utilization becomes abnormally high, stop and restart the affected instance. Important note IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk. 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 May 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." 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