Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Asset Analyzer

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0.3.22 and earlier. used by Rational Asset Analyzer. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in Jan 2017.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2183 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337&gt; 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Asset Analyzer 6.1.x

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation / First Fix
—|—|—|—
Rational Asset Analyzer| 6.1.x|
| Upgrade to Fixpack 13.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None