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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0470
IBM Rational ClearCase GIT connector password exposure (CVE-2019-4059)
14 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational ClearCase GIT
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
HP-UX
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-4059
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870810
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Security Bulletin: IBM Rational ClearCase GIT connector password exposure
(CVE-2019-4059)
CVE-2019-4059
Document information
More support for: Rational ClearCase
Component: ClearCase GIT Connector
Software version: 1.0.0.0
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
Reference #: 0870810
Modified date: 12 February 2019
Summary
The local database password is not properly protected in the ClearCase GIT
connector.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4059
DESCRIPTION: The ClearCase GIT connector does not sufficiently protect the
document database password. An attacker could obtain the password and gain
unauthorized access to the document database.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
156583 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational ClearCase GIT connector version 1.0.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to install a fix that protects the database password.
Apply the relevant fixes as listed in the table below.
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| Affected Versions | Applying the fix |
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| 1.0.0.0 |Install version 1.0.0.1, available at this link . |
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
* 12 February 2019: Original version published
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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