Security Bulletin: Rational Developer for System z is affected due to vulnerabilities in IBM Java IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition - Jan 2014

Summary

This advisory covers security vulnerability updates for the January IBM Java IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition releases that affect Rational Developer for System z.

Vulnerability Details

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CVEID:CVE-2014-0411

Description: Rational Developer for System z is affected due to vulnerabilities in IBM Java IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition. Timing differences based on the validity of messages can be exploited to decrypt the entire session.

This issue applies to client and server applications which use JSSE.

CVSS Base Score: 4 **CVSS Temporal Score:**See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90357&gt; for the current score *CVSS Environmental Score:**Undefined **CVSS Vector: **(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)

| Affected Supporting Product and Version
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Rational Developer for System z, versions 8.5.x and 9.0.x|

• IBM SDK, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5.0 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 4 and earlier
• IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 Service Refresh 15 and earlier
• IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 6.0.1 Service Refresh 7 and earlier
• IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 6 and earlier
• IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Release 1 GA

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to one of the following releases:

• Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 3 for 9.0.1.2 - IBM Java Platform Standard Edition 7 SR6 FP1 iFixes (IX90136+IX90137+IV39749)
• Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None