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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-2016-3092)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/554611
554611

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 8.5.5, 8.5, 8.0, and 7.0Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-3092)
ClearQuest Versions
Applying the fix
8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.xApply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific steps are necessary.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

* 2 November 2016: 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-2016-3092
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, 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: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114336 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)

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 February 2020

UID

swg21992395

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