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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0464
Security Bulletin: Rational Integration Tester component in Rational Test
Workbench affected by Netty vulnerability (CVE-2014-3488)
27 February 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Integration Tester
IBM Rational Test Workbench
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3488
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695042
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Security Bulletin: Rational Integration Tester component in Rational Test
Workbench affected by Netty vulnerability (CVE-2014-3488)
Document information
More support for:
Rational Test Workbench
Rational Integration Tester
Software version:
8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 8.0.1.4, 8.5,
8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.1.3, 8.6, 8.6.0.1, 8.6.0.2
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1695042
Modified date:
2015-02-26
Security Bulletin
Summary
The Netty library is vulnerable affecting the Rational Integration Tester
component in IBM Rational Test Workbench.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3488
Description: Netty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in
SslHandler. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a
specially-crafted SSLv2Hello message to exhaust all available CPU resources
and cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95285 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Integration Tester component in Rational Test Workbench versions:
8.0 - 8.0.0.3
8.0.1 - 8.0.1.4
8.5 - 8.5.0.2
8.5.1 - 8.5.1.3
8.6 - 8.6.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
The fixes for the CVE(s) mentioned above have been incorporated into the 3.9.5
release of the Netty library, and included in a set of new fixpacks available
from IBM.
Upgrade your installation as follows:
Visit IBM Fix Central to search for, download and apply the following fixpacks
for your version of product:
All 8.0.0.x -> 8.0.0.4
All 8.0.1.x -> 8.0.1.5
All 8.5.0.x -> 8.5.0.3
All 8.5.1.x -> 8.5.1.4
All 8.6.0.x -> 8.6.0.3
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
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 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.
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