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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server affects multiple IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology (CVE-2016-3092)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Apache Commons Fileupload vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server bundled with IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications affects multiple products: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), and Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM).

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3092
Description: IBM WebSphere Application Server bundled with IBM Jazz Team Server and the CLM applications (RTC, RQM, RDNG), RELM, and Rhapsody DM is vulnerable to a denial of service in Apache Tomcat, caused by an error in the Apache Commons FileUpload component. By sending file upload requests, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to become unresponsive.
CVSS Base Score: 5.300
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114336 for more information
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)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 - 6.0.2

Rational Quality Manager 3.0.1.6
Rational Quality Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Quality Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Quality Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Team Concert 3.0.1.6
Rational Team Concert 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Team Concert 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Team Concert 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational DOORS Next Generation 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.0.3 - 4.0.7
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications bundle different versions of WAS with the available versions of the products, and also support some previous versions of WAS, in addition to the bundled version. For a remediation follow the WAS security bulletin appropriately:

  1. Review the Security Bulletin: Apache Commons FileUpload Vulnerability affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-3092) for vulnerability details.
  2. Check the version of WAS, if any, that your deployment is actually using, and compare it against the list of affected WAS versions in the above WAS security bulletin.
  3. Review the Remediation/Fixes section in the Security Bulletin: Apache Commons FileUpload Vulnerability affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-3092) for a solution for the WAS version that your deployment is using.

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

12 September 2016: 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

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Product Synonym

Rational DOORS Next Generation;Rational Team Concert;Rational Quality Manager;Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager;Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management Solution

Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2021

Initial Publish date:
12 September 2016

UID

swg21990300

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