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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0645 Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2018-1996) 1 March 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Rational ClearCase Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-1996 Reference: ESB-2019.0571 ESB-2019.0547 ESB-2019.0491.2 ESB-2019.0372.2 ESB-2019.0311 ESB-2019.0060 ESB-2019.0045 ESB-2019.0030 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874404 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2018-1996) CVE-2018-1996 Document information More support for: Rational ClearCase Component: CCRC WAN Server Software version: All versions Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 0874404 Modified date: 28 February 2019 Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearCase. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section. Affected Products and Versions IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) WAN server component. Versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x: o This vulnerability only applies to the CCRC WAN server component, and only for certain levels of WebSphere Application Server. Remediation/Fixes Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase. +---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+ |Principal Product and |Affected Supporting Product|Affected Supporting | |Version(s) |and Version |Product Security | | | |Bulletin | +---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+ |IBM Rational ClearCase, |IBM WebSphere Application |Security Bulletin: | |versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, |Server versions 7.0, 8.0, |Weaker than expected | |9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x |8.5 and 9.0. |security in WebSphere | | | |Application Server with| | | |SP800-131 transition | | | |mode (CVE-2018-1996) | +---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+ +-------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ |ClearCase Versions | Applying the fix | +-------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ |8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, | 1. Determine the WAS version used by your CCRC WAN | |9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x | server. Navigate to the CCRC profile directory | | | (either the profile you specified when installing | | | ClearCase, or <ccase-home>/common/ccrcprofile), then| | | execute the script: bin/versionInfo.sh (UNIX) or bin| | | \versionInfo.bat (Windows). The output includes a | | | section "IBM WebSphere Application Server". Make | | | note of the version listed in this section. Check | | | your installed version of IBM WebSphere Application | | | Server against this bulletin's list of vulnerable | | | versions. | | | 2. Identify the latest available fix (per the bulletin | | | listed above) for the version of WAS used for CCRC | | | WAN server. | | | 3. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server | | | fix directly to your CCRC WAN server host. No | | | ClearCase-specific steps are necessary. | +-------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ For 8.0.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. Workarounds and Mitigations None. Change History * 28 February 2019: Original version published *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin. 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." 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