Security Bulletin: Rational Functional Tester 8.x vulnerabilities due to security vulnerabilities in IBM JRE 7 SR3 or earlier, and non-IBM Java 7 (CVE-2013-0809, CVE-2013-1493, CVE-2013-0437, CVE-2012-1541, CVE-2013-0446, CVE-2012-3342, CVE-2013-0428)

Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the Java Runtime Environments (JREs) IBM JRE 7.0 Service Release 3 or earlier, and non-IBM Java 7.0 or earlier, that can affect the security of Rational Functional Tester. Fixes are available in IBM JRE 7.0 Service Release 4 and in the latest Java 7.0 patches.

Vulnerability Details

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CVEID:CVE-2013-0809

Description: Remote attackers can run arbitrary code through unknown vectors due to a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component. Note that this vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2013-1493.

CVSS Base Score 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82515&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2013-1493

Description: Remote attackers can run arbitrary code due to the color management functionality in certain versions of Oracle Java.

CVSS Base Score 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82514&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2013-0437****

Description: Attackers can induce memory corruption through a font file due to a flaw in the JDK’s font parsing code.

CVSS Base Score 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81753&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2012-1541

Description: Remote attackers can run arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges due to a vulnerability in Oracle Java within the Deployment component.

CVSS Base Score 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81761&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2013-0446

Description: It is possible to specify classes that are initialized and constructed with full permissions from the JDK itself, independent of the restrictions of the security manager.

CVSS Base Score 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81762&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2012-3342

Description: An attacker can bypass the escaping routine in the Windows Java Web Start Launcher, which can result in being able to run arbitrary code.

CVSS Base Score 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78334&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:CVE-2013-0428****

Description: Under certain circumstances, package access permissions are not checked. This can enable untrusted code to instantiate classes that should be restricted.

CVSS Base Score 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81768&gt;
CVSS Environmental Score undefined
CVSS Vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

Versions 8.0 through 8.3.0.1 of Rational Functional Tester are affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to Rational Functional Tester Fix Pack 2 (8.3.0.2) for 8.3

Note: If you intend to use IBM Rational Functional Tester with a non-IBM Java 7.0, ensure that you upgrade to the latest Java 7.0 patches to fix the vulnerability security issues.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None