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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1140
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime
affect Rational Publishing Engine
13 April 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Publishing Engine
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-2663 CVE-2018-2603 CVE-2018-2602
CVE-2018-2579
Reference: ESB-2018.1054
ESB-2018.1025
ESB-2018.1018
ESB-2018.0988
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015477
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect Rational
Publishing Engine
Document information
More support for: Rational Publishing Engine
Software version: 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 6.0.5
Operating system(s): Linux, Windows
Reference #: 2015477
Modified date: 12 April 2018
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime Environment, Versions 7
and 8 that are used by Rational Publishing Engine.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-2663
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the
Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries component could allow an
unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low
availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137917 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2603
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the
Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries component could allow an
unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low
availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137855 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2579
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the
Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries component could allow an
unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low
confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137833 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2602
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the
Java SE, Java SE Embedded I18n component could allow an unauthenticated
attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low
availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.0
Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.1
Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.2
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5
Remediation/Fixes
For Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5, upgrade the IBM Java Runtime environment
used with Rational Publishing Engine to version 8.0.5.10, which can be
downloaded from:
Rational-RPE-JavaSE-JRE-8.0SR5FP10
For Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.0, 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 versions, upgrade the
IBM Java Runtime environment used with Rational Publishing Engine to version
7.1.4.20, which can be downloaded from:
Rational-RPE-JavaSE-JRE-7.1SR4FP20
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
12 April 2018: Initial publication
*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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