Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java runtime affect ClearQuest Web and ClearQuest EmailRelay (CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4244)

Summary

Flaws in the IBM Java runtime Secure Sockets implementation may expose ClearQuest Web and EmailRelay communications to an attacker.

Vulnerability Details

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CVEID: CVE-2014-4263**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94606&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-4244**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94605&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

• • Rational ClearQuest Web greater than and inclusive of ClearQuest v7.1
• ClearQuest EmailRelay, versions 8.0.0.3 - 8.0.0.12 and 8.0.1 - 8.0.1.5.

Note: ClearQuest EmailRelay was introduced in ClearQuest 8.0.0.3.

Remediation/Fixes

For EmailRelay, apply a fix pack appropriate for your release of ClearQuest.

Affected Versions

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** Applying the fix**

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8.0.1.x

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 6 (8.0.1.6)

8.0.0.x

| Install Rational ClearQuest Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13)

For ClearQuest Web:

ClearQuest 7.1.x releases ship with, install and configure WAS version 6.1.0.25. Review technote 1390803: How to update the IBM WebSphere Application Server components in Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest 7.1

ClearQuest 8.x releases have separated the WAS installation from the ClearQuest installation.

Directly follow WebSphere Application Server instructions for updating your version of WAS.

Note: Determine the version of WAS that your deployment is using and follow the instructions at

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server July 2014 CPU to update your version of the JRE supplied by WAS. This applies for all versions of ClearQuest Web Server greater than and inclusive of v7.1.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Disable any ratlperl or cqperl scripts and hooks that use SSL until you apply the fixes listed above.