CVE-2013-4062: ibm rational_policy_tester Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4062 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in ibm rational_policy_tester. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-09-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Rational Policy Tester 8.5 before 8.5.0.5 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Jazz Team servers, obtain sensitive information, and modify the client-server data stream via a crafted certificate.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.