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Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Codec Vulnerability affects IBM Rational ClearQuest (177835)

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Summary

IBM Rational ClearQuest is vulnerable to an Apache Commons Codec vulnerability. IBM Rational ClearQuest has addressed the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

Third Party Entry:   177835
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Commons Codec information disclosure
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177835 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Rational ClearQuest 9.0
IBM Rational ClearQuest 9.0.1
IBM Rational ClearQuest 9.0.2
IBM Rational ClearQuest 9.1

Remediation/Fixes

Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes commons-codec-1.15.jar.
Affected Versions
Applying the fix
9.1 Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 1 (9.1.0.1) for 9.1
9.0.2 through 9.0.2.3 Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 4 (9.0.2.4) for 9.0.2
9.0.1 through 9.0.1.11
9.0 through 9.0.0.6
 Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 12 (9.0.1.12) for 9.0.1

For 8.0.x, 8.0.1.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
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

29 June 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:
29 June 2021

UID

ibm16429431

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