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CVE-2011-1389

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the vendor daemon in Rational Common Licensing in Telelogic License Server 2.0, Rational License Server 7.x, and ibmratl in IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) 8.0 through 8.1.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to save, rename, and load operations on log files. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-4135.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1389 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-01-19T19:55:00.990

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	rational_license_key_server	8.0	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_key_server	8.1	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_key_server	8.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_key_server	8.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_server	7.0	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_server	7.1	Yes
Application	ibm	rational_license_server	7.5	Yes
Application	ibm	telelogic_license_server	2.0	Yes

References

http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q200975&sliceId=1 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47522 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47524 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/pl/13057.htm ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577760 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49191 ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-272/ ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71739 ([email protected])
http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q200975&sliceId=1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47522 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47524 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.flexerasoftware.com/pl/13057.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577760 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49191 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-272/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71739 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.