CVE-2013-4062
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Rational Policy Tester 8.5 before 8.5.0.5 fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing the application to accept any certificate presented by a server without validation. This enables man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Jazz Team servers, intercept sensitive information, and modify client-server communications by presenting crafted fraudulent certificates.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.5.0.0= 8.5.0.1= 8.5.0.2= 8.5.0.3= 8.5.0.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate IBM Rational Policy Tester installationCheck common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational Policy Tester or /opt/IBM/RationalPolicyTester, or look for the process 'RationalPolicyTester.exe' running on the systemAffected if IBM Rational Policy Tester is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck the version information in the installation directory, such as a version.txt file, or right-click the executable and view Properties > Details, or check Add/Remove Programs for the installed versionAffected if Version is 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, 8.5.0.3, or 8.5.0.4
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Identify SSL connection usage to Jazz Team serversReview application configuration files or connection settings that specify SSL/TLS-enabled endpoints to Jazz Team servers, typically found in the configuration directory under SSL or server connection settingsAffected if The application is configured to use SSL/TLS connections to connect to Jazz Team servers
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Confirm vulnerability conditionNo specific configuration check required - the certificate validation flaw is inherent to the affected versions (8.5.0.0-8.5.0.4). The application accepts any SSL certificate presented by a server without validation.Affected if Running any affected version (8.5.0.0-8.5.0.4) and using SSL connections to Jazz Team servers
You are affected if IBM Rational Policy Tester version 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.0.4 is installed and configured to make SSL connections to Jazz Team servers, as the application will accept any certificate without validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to IBM Rational Policy Tester version 8.5.0.5 or later which implements proper X.509 certificate chain validation for SSL connections.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-4062 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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