IBM Rational Developer for System z up to 8.0.3 SSL Certificate credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational Developer for System z up to 8.0.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSL Certificate. The manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-4862. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Rational Developer for System z up to 8.0.3. Affected is an unknown code of the component SSL Certificate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Host Connect emulator in IBM Rational Developer for System z 7.1 through 8.5.1 does not properly store the SSL certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 12/05/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4862 since 09/06/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79919), SecurityFocus (BID 56725†), Secunia (SA51401†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027818†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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OpenVAS ID: 802687
OpenVAS Name: IBM Rational Developer for System z Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Win)
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Timelineinfo

09/06/2012 🔍
11/26/2012 +81 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +2 days 🔍
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12/05/2012 +6 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +839 days 🔍
02/05/2018 +1049 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63144
X-Force: 79919 - IBM RDz host connect emulator SSL information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 56725
Secunia: 51401 - IBM Rational Developer for System z SSL Certificate Password Disclosure Security Issue, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1027818

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/05/2018 08:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (60), 02/05/2018 08:00 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:687:103

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