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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational DOORS Next Generation with potential for attacks by displaying improper handling of errors (CVE-2016-9748)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An undisclosed security vulnerability of Rational DOORS Next Generation may result in an attack by revealing implementations details, internal error messages, database dumps or error codes.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-9748
DESCRIPTION: IBM RM discloses sensitive information in error response messages that could be used for further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120205 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0-6.0.2

Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0-5.0.2

Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.7

Remediation/Fixes

For 6.0-6.0.2, upgrade to version 6.0.2 iFix006 or later

For 5.0-5.0.2, upgrade to version 5.0.2 iFix019 or later For 4.0.7, upgrade to version 4.0.7 iFix012 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

2 February 2017: 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.

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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Product Synonym

Rational DOORS Next Generation

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21991461

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