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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server that is shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2016-8919)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/290309
290309

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearQuest. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

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

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational ClearQuest, ClearQuest CM Server component.

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

This vulnerability only applies to the server component.

Versions 7.1.x.x: Not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

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

Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and VersionAffected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Rational ClearQuest, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.xIBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, 8.5.5, 8.0, and 7.0.Security Bulletin: Denial of Service with WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-8919)
ClearQuest Versions
Applying the fix
8.0.0.x
8.0.1.x
9.0.0.x
  1. Determine the WAS version used by your CM server. Navigate to the CM profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearQuest, or <clearquest-home>/cqweb/cqwebprofile), 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.
  2. Identify the latest available fix (per the bulletin listed above) for the version of WAS used for CM server.
  3. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific steps are necessary.

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

26 January 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.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

CVEID: CVE-2016-8919
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server may be vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by allowing serialized objects from untrusted sources to run and cause the consumption of resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118529 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 February 2020

UID

swg21997716

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