Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Rational Software Architect and Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 that are used by IBM Rational Software Architect and Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software.These CVE’s (CVE-2018-2783 and CVE-2018-2790 ) were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2018.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-2783**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141939 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-2790**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141946 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Software Architect 9.6.1 and earlier

Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software 9.6.1 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Update the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition of the product to address this vulnerability:

Installation Instructions:

For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

Instructions to download and install the update from the compressed files:

1. Download the update files from Fix Central by following the link listed in the download table above

2. Extract the compressed files in an appropriate directory.

For example, choose to extract to `C:\temp\update

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3. Start IBM Installation Manager.

4. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then clickRepositories. The Repositories page opens.

5. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.

6. In the Add repository window, browse to or enter the file path to the repository.config file, which is located in the directory where you extracted the compressed files and then click OK.

For example, enter C:\temp\update\repository.config.

7. Click OK to close the Preference page.

8. Install the update as described in the the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center for your product and version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None