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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects IBM Rational ClearCase

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Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Rational ClearCase. [CVE-2023-5363, CVE-2023-4807, CVE-2023-3446]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-5363
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an incorrect cipher key and IV length processing during the initialisation of some symmetric ciphers. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269418 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-4807
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a state corruption flaw in the POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation, when running on newer X86_64 processors supporting the AVX512-IFMA instructions. A local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an incorrect result of some application dependent calculations or a crash or in some cases gain complete control of the application process.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265578 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-3446
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when using the DH_check(), DH_check_ex() or EVP_PKEY_param_check() functions to check a DH key or DH parameters. By sending a specially crafted request using long DH keys or parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause long delays, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261026 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Rational ClearCase10.0.1
IBM Rational ClearCase9.1

Remediation/Fixes

Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes OpenSSL 3.0.12.

Affected Versions
Applying the fix
9.1 through 9.1.0.5Install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 6 (9.1.0.6) for 9.1
10.0.1Install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 1 (10.0.1.1) for 10.0.1

For 9.0.2.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

For 10.0.0.x releases, IBM recommends upgrading to 10.0.1.x release.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

13 Mar 2024: 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:
13 March 2024

UID

ibm17130799