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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2015-1920)

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Published URL:
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527563

Security Bulletin


Summary

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

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-1920) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Affected Products and Versions

ClearQuest Web 7.1 and above.

Remediation/Fixes

Follow instructions for updating your version of WebSphere Application Server to a version that includes the fixes.

For ClearQuest 8.x
These releases use an installation of WAS separately installed and maintained from the ClearQuest installation. Determine the version of WAS that your deployment is using and follow the instructions at Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-1920) to update your version of WebSphere Application Server.

For ClearQuest 7.1.x


These releases ship with, install and configure WAS version 6.1.0.25. Download the appropriate fix from from Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-1920) but for installation instructions, follow technote 1390803: How to update the IBM WebSphere Application Server components in Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest 7.1.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

* 29 May 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.

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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Document Information

Modified date:
29 September 2018

UID

swg21957762

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