Security Bulletin
Summary
Potential Denial of Service (DoS) security vulnerability in IBM Rational Synergy due to a Java HashTable security vulnerability in Jetty (CVE-2011-4461).
Vulnerability Details
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CVE ID: CVE-2011-4461
Description: IBM Rational Synergy is potentially vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks because one of its embedded components, Jetty, has a security vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused by insufficient randomization of hash data structures. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of CPU resources. Customers who are using IBM Rational Synergy may be impacted by this Jetty vulnerability which can cause performance or Denial of Service (DoS) issues.
CVSS Base Score: 2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72017 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
All Rational Synergy supported platforms.
Remediation/Fixes
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 27 September 2012 - Original copy published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 December 2020
UID
swg21612332