Security Advisory regarding TIBCO Rendezvous

Security Advisory regarding TIBCO Rendezvous

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Article ID: KB0108022

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Products Versions
TIBCO Rendezvous 8.5.1 and below

Description

TIBCO Rendezvous Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability

  Original release date: March 23, 2021
  Last revised: ---
  Source: TIBCO Software Inc.

Description

  The components listed above contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows
  a low privileged attacker with local access on the Windows operating system to
  insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the
  malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of
  the component. This vulnerability results from the affected component
  searching for run-time artifacts outside of the installation hierarchy.


Impact

  The impact of this vulnerability includes the possibility of an attacker
  gaining full access to the Windows operating system at the privilege level of
  the affected component.

  CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Environment

Products Affected TIBCO Rendezvous versions 8.5.1 and below TIBCO Rendezvous Developer Edition versions 8.5.1 and below The following components are affected: * Rendezvous Routing Daemon (rvrd) * Rendezvous Secure Routing Daemon (rvrsd) * Rendezvous Secure Daemon (rvsd) * Rendezvous Cache (rvcache) * Rendezvous Secure C API * Rendezvous Java API * Rendezvous .Net API

Resolution

Solution

  TIBCO has released updated versions of the affected systems which address this
  issue:

  TIBCO Rendezvous versions 8.5.1 and below update to version 8.5.2 or higher

  TIBCO Rendezvous Developer Edition versions 8.5.1 and below update to
    version 8.5.2 or higher


Acknowledgments

  TIBCO would like to extend its appreciation to Will Dormann of CERT/CC for
  discovery of this vulnerability.

References

  http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
  CVE-2021-28818
 

Issue/Introduction

Security Advisory regarding TIBCO Rendezvous Windows Platform Artifact Search vulnerability