Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) that is affecting IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS. This only affects customer who install the knowledge center on their computer. The IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Server Windows installer contains the knowledge center KC_CI.zip. This optionally can be unzipped to install the knowledge center to use the help locally. Version 1.5.1 of the knowledge center KC_CI.zip contains Apache log4j version 2.0.2
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system.
Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Family | 9.6.1.7 - 9.7.2.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
The DOORS Affected Versions are listed below which contain the Knowledge center KC_CI.zip version 1.5.1.
Version 1.5.1 of the knowledge center KC_CI.zip contains log4j version 2.0.2.
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS: 9.6.1.7 - 9.6.1.11
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS: 9.7 - 9.7.0.1
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS: 9.7.1
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS: 9.7.2 - 9.7.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to the version 2.0 of the knowledge center KC_CI.zip
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS | KC_CI.zip |
| 9.6.1.7 - 9.6.1.11 | 2.0 |
| 9.7 - 9.7.0.1 | 2.0 |
| 9.7.1 | 2.0 |
| 9.7.2 - 9.7.2.2 | 2.0 |
Procedure:
1. Download the IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Server Windows installer
DOORS_Server_9-7-2-5_Windows.zip
2. Unzip and install the server setup.exe on a temporary Windows machine
3. Copy the file KC_CI.zip from this directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Rational\DOORS\9.7.2.5\Server\ibm\Rational\DOORS\9.7\kcci_install
4. Update your existing server Windows machine
For IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.6.*
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Rational\DOORS\<version>\Server\ibm\Rational\DOORS\9.6\kcci_install
For IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9.7.*
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Rational\DOORS\<version>\Server\ibm\Rational\DOORS\9.7\kcci_install
5. Delete the contents of that directory kcci_install
6. Copy KC_CI.zip (129 MB) version 2.0 into that directory and unzip
The KCCI contents for the DOORS Help can be found:
http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/kcci_content/doors_help/
Further information on installing help on your computer
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ermd/9.7.2?topic=applications-installing-help-your-computer
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 Dec 2021: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 December 2021
UID
ibm16527328