Products | Versions |
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TIBCO SmartSockets Product Family | - |
Not Applicable | - |
Description:
TIBCO SmartSockets Product Family (RTworks) vulnerability
Original release date: January 15, 2008
Last revised: --
Source: TIBCO Software Inc.
Systems Affected
TIBCO SmartSockets Product Family (RTworks) versions below 4.0.4
The following components are affected:
* TIBCO RTworks Server (rtserver)
* TIBCO RTworks Data Archive Process (rtarchive)
* TIBCO RTworks Data Playback Process (rtplayback)
* TIBCO RTworks Data Acquisition Process (rtdaq)
* TIBCO RTworks Human Computer Interface (rthci)
* TIBCO RTworks Inference Engine (rtie)
* TIBCO RTworks libraries (rtipc, rtutil)
Overview
TIBCO RTworks components listed above contain buffer overflow
vulnerabilities in the processing of inbound data. The impact of
these vulnerabilities may include remote execution of arbitrary code,
information disclosure, and denial of service.
I. Description
TIBCO has released updates which address critical vulnerabilities in
the server and library components of the TIBCO RTworks.
These vulnerabilities directly affect the RTworks server (rtserver)
and applications utilizing the TipcConnAccept interface. These
vulnerabilities may also affect applications utilizing the RTworks
libraries if an attacker is able to inject data into the server/client
TCP connection.
TIBCO strongly recommends sites running the affected components to
install the update or take mitigating action as appropriate.
II. Impact
The impact of these vulnerabilities varies depending on the operating
system and the privilege levels of the user that invokes the server or
application.
The successful exploit will allow arbitrary code execution with the
privileges of the user that invoked the server or application.
III. Solution
Upgrade TIBCO RTworks to version 4.0.4 or above. This is
strongly recommended.
If an upgrade is not possible, the following actions can mitigate
the vulnerabilities:
* Utilize a firewall to restrict access to the rtserver or
TipcConnAccept port to trusted sources.
* Use a user with restricted privileges to invoke the server
or application.
* Invoke the server or application from a chroot environment.
This will restrict the ability to access or modify information
in the event of a successful exploit.
References
http://www.tibco.com/mk/advisory.jsp
CVE: CVE-2007-5655, CVE-2007-5656, CVE-2007-5657, CVE-2007-5658
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TIBCO would like to extend its appreciation to McSlibin and Sean
Larsson (iDefense Labs) for discovery of these vulnerabilities, which
have been addressed in the 4.0.4 release.
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