Security Bulletin: Apache Commons FileUpload Vulnerability affects IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2016-3092)

Summary

IBM Rational ClearQuest is vulnerable to an Apache Commons FileUpload vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: 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: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114336 for more information
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 7.1.x (all versions), 8.0 through 8.0.0.19, 8.0.1 through 8.0.1.12, and 9.0 through 9.0.0.2.

Remediation/Fixes

Install a fix pack containing fixes:

Affected version

|

Fixes

—|—

9.0 through 9.0.0.2

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 3 (9.0.0.3) for 9.0

8.0.1 through 8.0.1.12

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 13 (8.0.1.13) for 8.0.1

8.0 through 8.0.0.19

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0

7.1.x

| Customers on extended support contracts for 7.1.x should contact Customer Support for information.
For 7.0.x and 7.1.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

• 7 December 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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