Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Rational ClearCase is affected by a cURL/libcURL CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER information disclosure vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-3153
DESCRIPTION: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by custom HTTP headers with sensitive content being sent to the server and intermediate proxy by the CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication cookies or other sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102989 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The cURL component is used in the CMI integration, the OSLC-based ClearQuest integration, and in the automatic view client.
ClearCase client version | Status |
8.0.1 through 8.0.1.8 | Affected |
8.0 through 8.0.0.15 | Affected |
7.1.2 through 7.1.2.18 | Affected |
7.1.0.x, 7.1.1.x (all versions and fix packs) | Not affected |
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to upgrade to a fix pack of ClearCase that has a fix in the cURL component.
Affected Versions | Applying the fix |
8.0.1 through 8.0.1.8 | Install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (8.0.1.9) for 8.0.1 |
8.0 through 8.0.0.15 | Install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0 |
7.1.2 through 7.1.2.18 | Customers on extended support contracts should install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
* 16 September 2015: Original copy 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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Document Information
Modified date:
10 July 2018
UID
swg21903010