IBM Rational Policy Tester prior 8.5.0.0 Certificates input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Rational Policy Tester. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Certificates. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0738. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational Policy Tester. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Certificates. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.6.0.2 and Rational Policy Tester before 8.5.0.3 do not validate X.509 certificates during scanning, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary certificate.

The weakness was disclosed 12/28/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0738 since 01/17/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74578), SecurityFocus (BID 57014†) and Secunia (SA51661†). The entry VDB-63268 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Rational Policy Tester 8.5.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/17/2012 🔍
12/20/2012 +338 days 🔍
12/28/2012 +8 days 🔍
12/28/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +816 days 🔍
02/04/2018 +1048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63267
X-Force: 74578 - IBM Security AppScan Enterprise scan spoofing
SecurityFocus: 57014
Secunia: 51661 - IBM Rational Policy Tester / Security AppScan Enterprise Certificate Spoofing, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/04/2018 10:38
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (51), 02/04/2018 10:38 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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