Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2016-7055, CVE-2017-3731)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on January 26, 2017 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Rational ClearQuest. IBM Rational ClearQuest has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3731**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when using a specific cipher. By sending specially crafted truncated packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using CHACHA20/POLY1305 to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121312 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-2016-7055**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in a Broadwell-specific Montgomery multiplication procedure. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger errors in public-key operations in configurations where multiple remote clients select an affected EC algorithm and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118748 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational ClearQuest versions 7.1.2 through 7.1.2.19, 8.0 through 8.0.0.21, 8.0.1 through 8.0.1.14, and 9.0 through 9.0.0.4 in the following component:

• ClearQuest hooks and cqperl/ratlperl scripts that use SSL.
• Database drivers configured to use SSL connections to the database.

ClearQuest version

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Status

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9.0.1, 9.0.1.1

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Not Affected

9.0 through 9.0.0.4

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Affected

8.0.1 through 8.0.1.14

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Affected

8.0 through 8.0.0.21

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Affected

7.1.2 through 7.1.2.19 (all fix packs)

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Affected

Remediation/Fixes

Apply a fix pack as listed in the table below. The fix pack includes OpenSSL 1.0.2k.

Affected Versions

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** Fixes**

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9.0 through 9.0.0.4

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 5 (9.0.0.5) for 9.0 or Rational ClearQuest release 9.0.1

8.0.1 through 8.0.1.14
8.0 through 8.0.0.21

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 15 (8.0.1.15) for 8.0.1

7.1.2 through 7.1.2.19 (all fix packs)

| Customers should upgrade to a fixed, supported version/release of the product.

For 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1 and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None