Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects multiple IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology (CVE-2015-1971)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An undisclosed vulnerability affects the following IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational Requirements Composer (RRC), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM), and Rational Software Architect (RSA DM).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1971
DESCRIPTION: An undisclosed vulnerability in products using the Jazz Team Server might allow a Denial of Service attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103623 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1 - 5.0.2

Rational Quality Manager 2.0 - 2.0.1
Rational Quality Manager 3.0 - 3.0.1.6
Rational Quality Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Quality Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2

Rational Team Concert 2.0 - 2.0.0.2
Rational Team Concert 3.0 - 3.0.6
Rational Team Concert 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Team Concert 5.0 - 5.0.2

Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 - 2.0.0.4
Rational Requirements Composer 3.0 - 3.0.1.6
Rational Requirements Composer 4.0 - 4.0.7

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

Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 1.0- 1.0.0.1
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.0.3 - 4.0.7
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 3.0 - 3.0.1
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0

Rational Software Architect Design Manager 3.0 - 3.0.1
Rational Software Architect Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Software Architect Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to version 6.0 or later

For the 5.x releases, upgrade to version 5.0.2 iFix10 or later

For the 4.x releases, upgrade to version 4.0.7 iFix8 or later

For the 3.x releases upgrade to version 3.0.1.6 iFix 7 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Change History

17 November 2015: 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 Engineering Lifecycle Manager;Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management Solution

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects multiple IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology (CVE-2015-1971)