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
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the building of . mingw programs or Windows programs with world writable path defaults. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify default configuration, insert CA certificates, modify (or even replace) existing engine modules.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/164498 for the current score.
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a padding oracle attack in PKCS7_dataDecode and CMS_decrypt_set1_pkey. By sending an overly large number of messages to be decrypted, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167022 for the current score.
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational ClearQuest version 8 and 9 in the following components:
- ClearQuest hooks and cqperl/ratlperl scripts that use SSL.
- ClearQuest SSL database connections.
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Version
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Status
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9.0.1 through 9.0.1.8
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Affected
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9.0 through 9.0.0.6
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Affected
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8.0.1 through 8.0.1.22
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Affected
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8.0 through 8.0.0.21
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Affected
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Remediation/Fixes
Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes OpenSSL 1.1.1d.
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Affected Versions
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Applying the fix
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9.0.1 through 9.0.1.8
9.0 through 9.0.0.6 |
Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1 |
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8.0.1 through 8.0.1.22
8.0 through 8.0.0.21 |
Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 23 (8.0.1.23) 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
Change History
27 March 2020: Original version published
*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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 March 2020
UID
ibm13592995