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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.0684
           Security Bulletin: ClearCase installer exposes server
                    passwords in memory (CVE-2014-6134)
                               20 March 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Rational ClearCase
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Windows
Impact/Access:     Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-6134  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688450

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Security Bulletin: ClearCase installer exposes server passwords in memory 
(CVE-2014-6134)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Rational ClearCase's installer exposes server passwords in memory during 
the installation procedure.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-6134

DESCRIPTION: IBM ClearCase installer exposes server passwords in memory in 
clear text so that a local attacker can examine the process and recover the 
password.

CVSS Base Score: 1.2

CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96814 for the 
current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

ClearCase version		Status

8.0.1 through 8.0.1.6		Affected

8.0 through 8.0.0.13		Affected


The vulnerability only occurs during installation. Once the product is 
installed, there is no vulnerability to this issue.

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to upgrade to Installation Manager 1.8.2 or later and upgrade
to a newer fix pack of ClearCase.

Affected ClearCase Versions	Applying the ClearCase fix

8.0.1.x				Install IM 1.8.2 or later (follow the links in IBM document 7025142), then 
				install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (8.0.1.7) for 8.0.1.

8.0.0.x				Install IM 1.8.2 or later (follow the links in IBM document 7025142), then 
				install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0.


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References

Complete CVSS Guide

On-line Calculator V2

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

* 18 March 2015: 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.

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Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard 
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and 
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT 
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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