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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.3567 IBM Rational ClearQuest receives security update 23 September 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Rational ClearQuest Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-2426 CVE-2018-12547 CVE-2018-1890 Reference: ASB-2019.0018 ESB-2019.1734 ESB-2019.0313 Original Bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/887167 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2018-1890, CVE-2018-12547, CVE-2019-2426) Document Information Modified date: 20 September 2019 UID: ibm10887167 Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM? Runtime Environment Java? Versions 7 and 8, which are used by IBM Rational ClearQuest. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in March 2019. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1890 DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. CVSS Base Score: 5.6 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 152081 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 9.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 157512 for more information CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2019-2426 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 3.7 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 155744 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions IBM Rational ClearQuest version 9 in the following components: * ClearQuest Web/CQ OSLC server/CM Server component, when configured to use SSL. * ClearQuest Eclipse clients that use Report Designer, run remote reports on servers using secure connections, or use the embedded browser to connect to secure web sites. If you do not use the ClearQuest Eclipse client in this way, then you are not affected. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ClearQuest version | Status | |---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------| |9.0.1.7 on linux_x86 (32-bit) |Affected | |---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 9.0.1 through 9.0.1.6 | Affected | |---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 9.0 through 9.0.0.6 | Affected | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Remediation/Fixes The solution is to install a fix that includes an updated Java? Virtual Machine with fixes for the issues, and to apply fixes for WebSphere Application Server (WAS). ClearQuest Eclipse Clients Apply the relevant fixes as listed in the table below. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Affected Versions | Applying the fix | |---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------| |9.0.1.7 on linux_x86 |Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1 | |(32-bit) | | |---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------| |9.0.1 through 9.0.1.6|Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) or higher for | | 9.0 through 9.0.0.6 |9.0.1 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ For 8.0, and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. ClearQuest Web/CQ OSLC Server/CM Server Component 1. Determine the WAS version used by your CM server. Navigate to the CM profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearQuest, or <clearquest-home>/cqweb/cqwebprofile), 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. 2. Review the following WAS security bulletin: Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM? Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server January 2019 CPU and apply the latest available fix for the version of WAS used for CM server. Note: there may be newer security fixes for WebSphere Application Server. Follow the link above (in the section "Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins") to subscribe to WebSphere product support alerts for additional Java SDK fixes. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Affected Versions | Applying the fix | |-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------| |9.0.0.x |Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix | |9.0.1.x |directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific | | |steps are necessary. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Workarounds and Mitigations None. Change History 19 Sep 2019: Update for linux_x86 (32-bit) published - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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