Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Certificate Wizard Shared Memory Permission Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1500)

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVEID: CVE-2013-1500
DESCRIPTION:
The GUI implementation may create a shared memory segment with world read/write permissions. If such a memory segment is created, it might allow potentially sensitive data to be accessed and modified by a local user with direct access to the environment on which the JRE is running.

If you always run the Certificate Wizard on a single user system (e.g. a laptop), this vulnerability does not apply to you.

CVSS Base Score: 3.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85062 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
IBM Sterling Certificate Wizard: 1.3, 1.4


REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the iFix as soon as practical. See below for information about the fixes available.

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None

REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2


RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
None

CHANGE HISTORY
4 November 2013: 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 Flash.

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