Security Bulletin: Rational Asset Analyzer (CVE-2016-5967)

Summary

WAS Admin password appearing in IM native logs when installing/updating RAA with security enabled

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5967 DESCRIPTION: IBM Rational Asset Analyzer (RAA) install process could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. By viewing the logs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the WAS admin and local user credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116188 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Asset Analyzer: 6.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
Rational Asset Analyzer| 6.1.0.x| PI61540| Update to RAA Fix pack 10:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042015

Workarounds and Mitigations

Manually delete Installation manager logs after installing or upgrading RAA with security enabled on windows.

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