Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2019-1551)

Security Bulletin

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Rational ClearQuest. IBM Rational ClearQuest has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-1551
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an overflow in the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli. By performing a man-in-the-middle attack, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172752 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Rational ClearQuest	8.0.1
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0.2
IBM Rational ClearQuest	8.0.0
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0.1

Rational ClearQuest version 8 and 9 in the following components:

ClearQuest hooks and cqperl/ratlperl scripts that use SSL.
ClearQuest SSL database connections.

Remediation/Fixes

Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes OpenSSL 1.1.1g.

Affected Versions	Applying the fix
9.0.2 through 9.0.2.1	Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 2 (9.0.2.2) for 9.0.2
9.0.1 through 9.0.1.9 9.0 through 9.0.0.6	Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 10 (9.0.1.10) for 9.0.1
8.0.1 through 8.0.1.23 8.0 through 8.0.0.21	Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 24 (8.0.1.24) for 8.0.1

For 8.0.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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OpenSSL Project vulnerability website

Change History

25 Jun 2020: Initial Publication

*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

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2019-1551)