Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator stores SSL certificate password in an insecure manner.

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVE ID: CVE-2012-4862

DESCRIPTION:

The Rational Developer for System z Host Connect emulator that provides terminal emulation such as 3270, 5205, and VT100, stores the SSL certificate password in an insecure manner on the user's workstation.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79919 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
All previous versions of Rational Developer for System z

REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the Rational Developer for System z update as soon as practical.

Fix:
Upgrade to the latest version of Rational Developer for System z

Workaround:
None.

Mitigation:
None.

RELATED INFORMATION:
https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/?lang=en_us
http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
None.

CHANGE HISTORY:
None.

*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 Flash.

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