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AA-2009.0092                  AUSCERT Advisory

                               [Linux][AIX]
             IBM Rational ClearCase: Access Confidential Data
                               16 April 2009
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              IBM Rational ClearCase
Operating System:     Linux variants
                      AIX
Impact:               Access Confidential Data
Access:               Existing Account
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-1292
Member content until: Thursday, May 14 2009

OVERVIEW:

       A security vulnerability has been corrected in IBM Rational 
       ClearCase.


IMPACT:

       IBM have provided the following information regarding this security
       vulnerability:

       "UCM-CQ on Linux/AIX: user login credentials in plain-text by ps -ef 
       command." [1]

       CVE-2009-1292 has been assigned to this vulnerability which is
       described as:

       "UCM-CQ in IBM Rational ClearCase 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.5, 7.0.1.x 
       before 7.0.1.4, and 7.1.x before 7.1.0.1 on Linux and AIX places a 
       username and password on the command line, which allows local users 
       to obtain credentials by listing the process." [2]


MITIGATION:

       IBM have reportedly corrected this vulnerability is versions 7.0.0.5, 
       7.0.1.4,and 7.1.0.1. [1]

       Users can download the relevant fix pack from IBM Fix Central. [3]


REFERENCES:

       [1] PK75832: UCM-CQ ON LINUX/AIX: USER LOGIN CREDENTIALS IN 
           PLAIN-TEXT BY PS -EF COMMAND
           http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK75832

       [2] Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1292 
           http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-1292

       [3] IBM Support: Fix Central
           http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

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described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
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