Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2015-7450)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearCase. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WAS have been published in security bulletins.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section.

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) WAN server component.

Versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x:

These vulnerabilities only applies to the CCRC WAN server component, and only for certain levels of WebSphere Application Server.

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletin(s) for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase.

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version	Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Rational ClearCase, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x	IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.	Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Collections library in WebSphere Application Server Knowledge Center is vulnerable (CVE-2015-7450)

ClearCase Versions	Applying the fix
8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x	Determine the WAS version used by your CCRC WAN server. Navigate to the CCRC profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearCase, or `<ccase-home>/common/ccrcprofile`), then execute the script: `bin/versionInfo.sh` (UNIX) or `bin\versionInfo.bat` (Windows). The output includes a section "IBM WebSphere Application Server". Make note of the version listed in this section. Check your installed version of IBM WebSphere Application Server against this bulletin's list of vulnerable versions. Identify the latest available fixes (per the bulletin(s) listed above) for the version of WAS used for CCRC WAN server. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CCRC WAN server host. No ClearCase-specific steps are necessary.

For 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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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

* 3 December 2019: 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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Internal Use Only

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450
DESCRIPTION: Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2015-7450)