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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                              ASB-2009.1164.2
           A vulnerability has been identified in IBM ClearQuest
                             21 December 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              IBM ClearQuest prior to 7.1.1.
Operating System:     Windows
                      Linux variants
                      HP-UX
                      AIX
                      Solaris
Impact/Access:        Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:           Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-4357  
Member content until: Sunday, January 17 2010

Revision History:     December 21 2009: CVE Reference added
                      December 18 2009: Initial Release

OVERVIEW

        A vulnerability has been identified in IBM ClearQuest prior to version
        7.1.1.


IMPACT

        This vulnerability could potentially allow a user's password to be
        exposed via the ClearQuest web interface. [1]


MITIGATION

        The vendor recommends upgrading to the latest version of IBM 
        ClearQuest. [1]


REFERENCES

        [1] PK86377: CQWeb 7.1: password exposed when using legacy URL's to
            automatically log in to CQWeb
            http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK86377

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