Dell EMC Identifier:  DSA-2018-131

CVE Identifier:  CVE-2018-7489

Severity:  Critical

Severity Rating:  See NVD for individual CVE score

Affected Products:  

• RSA Archer versions 6.4
• RSA Archer versions 6.3.x
• RSA Archer versions 6.2.x
• RSA Archer versions 6.1.x

Summary:

The Jackson Databind component within the Pivotal GemFire component within RSA Archer requires a security update to address a security vulnerability.  

Details:

The component has been updated to address the following vulnerability:

• CVE-2018-7489

Note: These vulnerabilities are only applicable when Pivotal GemFire caching is enabled.

For more information about any of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) mentioned here, consult the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at http://nvd.nist.gov/home.cfm.   To search for a particular CVE, use the database’s search utility at http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search.

Recommendation:

The following RSA Archer release contains resolutions to these vulnerabilities:

• RSA Archer version 6.4.0.1
• RSA Archer version 6.3.0.7

RSA recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

Severity Rating

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Archer Vulnerability Disclosure Policy. Archer recommends all customers consider both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EOPS Policy

Archer has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version Life Cycle for additional details.

Legal Information

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Archer recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Archer disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

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