Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Rational ClearCase's installer exposes server passwords in memory during the installation procedure.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-6134
DESCRIPTION: IBM ClearCase installer exposes server passwords in memory in clear text so that a local attacker can examine the process and recover the password.
CVSS Base Score: 1.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96814 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
ClearCase version | Status |
8.0.1 through 8.0.1.6 | Affected |
8.0 through 8.0.0.13 | Affected |
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to upgrade to Installation Manager 1.8.2 or later and upgrade to a newer fix pack of ClearCase.
Affected ClearCase Versions | Applying the ClearCase fix |
8.0.1.x | Install IM 1.8.2 or later (follow the links in IBM document 7025142), then install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (8.0.1.7) for 8.0.1. |
8.0.0.x | Install IM 1.8.2 or later (follow the links in IBM document 7025142), then install Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0. |
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 18 March 2015: 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
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Internal Use Only
7.1.1 and 7.1.2 are vulnerable as well, but we have no way to fix them. Development is contacting each customer on 7.1.x extended support to understand their needs for a fix or workaround. We have a clumsy workaround involving a bogus password during install and use of the 'sc.exe' tool to set the password remotely and securely.
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 July 2018
UID
swg21688450