Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM HTTP Server (IHS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearQuest. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting IHS 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, 9.0.1.x:
This vulnerability only affects the server component, and only for certain levels of HTTP Server.
Remediation/Fixes
Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM HTTP Server (IHS),which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest.
| Principal Product and Version(s) | Affected Supporting Product and Version | Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin |
| IBM Rational ClearQuest, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x | IBM HTTP Server version 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 | Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM HTTP Server (CVE-2017-15710, CVE-2017-15715, CVE-2018-1301) |
ClearQuest Versions | Applying the fix |
| 8.0.0.x 8.0.1.x 9.0.0.x 9.0.1.x | Apply the appropriate IBM HTTP Server fix directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific steps are necessary. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
24 April 2018: 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.
Disclaimer
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
Internal Use Only
CVEID: CVE-2018-1301
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTPD is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds access error after a header size limit has been reached reading the HTTP header. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140852 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)
CVEID: CVE-2017-15715
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTPD could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the < FilesMatch > expression matching '$' to a newline character in a malicious filename instead of the end of the filename. By matching the trailing portion of the filename, an attacker could exploit to bypass security controls that use the < FilesMatch > directive.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140857 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:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-15710
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTPD is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds memory write error. By sending a specially crafted Accept-Language header value, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140858 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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22015840