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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0570
Security Bulletin: Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Ru= ntime
affect Rational Policy Tester (CVE-2016-0466, CVE-2015-7575)
3 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Policy Tester
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0466 CVE-2015-7575
Reference: ASB-2016.0004
ESB-2016.0556
ESB-2016.0551
ESB-2016.0550
ESB-2016.0547
ESB-2016.0542
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978210
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Security Bulletin: Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affect
Rational Policy Tester (CVE-2016-0466, CVE-2015-7575)
Document information
More support for:
Rational Policy Tester
Software version:
8.5.0.5
Operating system(s):
Windows
Software edition:
Accessibility, Privacy, Quality
Reference #:
1978210
Modified date:
2016-03-02
Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition,
Version 8.0 that is used by Rational Policy Tester. This vulnerability,
commonly referred to as SLOTH, was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK
updates in January 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0466
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JAXP component could
allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109948 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-7575
DESCRIPTION: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused
by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a
ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit
this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS
server and obtain credentials. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as
SLOTH.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109415 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/UI:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Policy Tester 8.5.x
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF Remediation/First Fix
Rational Policy Tester 8.5.x PolicyTester-8.5.0.5-IFix-009-Windows
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
CVE-2015-7575 was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan at INRIA in Paris,
France
Change History
3 March 2016 : Original version 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. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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