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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2307
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in OpenSSL
affects IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2018-0739)
10 August 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational ClearQuest
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-0739
Reference: ASB-2018.0180
ASB-2018.0172
ASB-2018.0171
ASB-2018.0134
ESB-2018.2167
Original Bulletin:
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718373
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Rational
ClearQuest (CVE-2018-0739)
Document information
More support for: Rational ClearQuest
Software version: 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.0.6, 8.0.0.7, 8.0.0.8, 8.0.0.9, 8.0.0.10, 8.0.0.11, 8.0.0.12, 8.0.0.13, 8.0.0.14, 8.0.0.15, 8.0.0.16, 8.0.0.17, 8.0.0.18, 8.0.0.19, 8.0.0.20, 8.0.0.21, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 8.0.1.4, 8.0.1.5, 8.0.1.6, 8.0.1.7, 8.0.1.8, 8.0.1.9, 8.0.1.10, 8.0.1.11, 8.0.1.12, 8.0.1.13, 8.0.1.14, 8.0.1.15, 8.0.1.16, 8.0.1.17, 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.4, 9.0.0.5, 9.0.0.6, 9.0.1, 9.0.1.1, 9.0.1.2, 9.0.1.3
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 0718373
Modified date: 09 August 2018
Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 27 2018 by the OpenSSL Project.
OpenSSL is used by IBM Rational ClearQuest. IBM Rational ClearQuest has
addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-0739
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending specially
crafted ASN.1 data with a recursive definition, a remote attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to consume excessive stack memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
140847 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational ClearQuest version 8 and 9 in the following components:
o ClearQuest hooks and cqperl/ratlperl scripts that use SSL.
o Database drivers configured to use SSL connections to the database.
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Version | Status |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 9.0.1 through 9.0.1.3 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 9.0 through 9.0.0.6 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 8.0.1 through 8.0.1.17 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 8.0 through 8.0.0.21 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Remediation/Fixes
Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes OpenSSL
1.0.2o.
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Affected Versions | Applying the fix |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| 9.0.1 through |Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for |
| 9.0.1.3 |9.0.1 |
|9.0 through 9.0.0.6| |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| 8.0.1 through |Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 18 (8.0.1.18) for |
| 8.0.1.17 |8.0.1 |
| 8.0 through | |
| 8.0.0.21 | |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
For 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 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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Reference
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
OpenSSL Project vulnerability website
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
9 August 2018: 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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF
ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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