Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Rational ClearQuest is affected by Expat library buffer overflow and denial of service vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0718
DESCRIPTION: Expat is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing malformed XML data. By using the Expat library, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113408 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2015-1283
DESCRIPTION: Expat, as used in Google Chrome, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104964 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-4472
DESCRIPTION: Expat XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the removal by compilers with certain optimization settings. By using a specially-crafted XML data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114683 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)
CVEID: CVE-2015-2716
DESCRIPTION: Expat, as used in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103214 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational ClearQuest 7.1 through 7.1.2.19, 8.0 through 8.0.0.20, 8.0.1 through 8.0.1.13, and 9.0 through 9.0.0.3.
Remediation/Fixes
Apply a fixpack for your appropriate release of IBM Rational ClearQuest:
Affected version | Fixes |
9.0 through 9.0.0.3 | Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 4 (9.0.0.4) for 9.0 |
8.0.1 through 8.0.1.13 | Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 14 (8.0.1.14) for 8.0.1 |
8.0 through 8.0.0.20 | Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0 |
7.1 through 7.1.2.19 | Customers on extended support contracts for 7.1 should contact Customer Support for information. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 March 2017: 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:
04 February 2020
UID
swg21998866