SB20220511109 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Application Developer



SB20220511109 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Application Developer

Published: May 11, 2022 Updated: September 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20220511109
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 17% Medium 83%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41035)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. The JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods. A remote attacker can send a request to a non-public method and gain unauthorized access to the application.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35565)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35578)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition when processing TLS 1.3 ClientHello packets. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.


4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35564)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Keytool component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.


5) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35586)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ImageIO component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.


6) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35559)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Swing component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.