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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2015-0899)

Description

## Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearQuest. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin. ## Vulnerability Details Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section. ## Affected Products and Versions IBM Rational ClearQuest, ClearQuest CM Server component. **Versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x:** This vulnerability only applies to the server component, and only for certain levels of WebSphere Application Server. ## Remediation/Fixes Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest. **Principal Product and Version(s)** | **Affected Supporting Product and Version** | **Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin** ---|---|--- IBM Rational ClearQuest, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x | IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5 and 9.0. | [Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-0899)](<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015348>) **ClearQuest Versions** | **Applying the fix** ---|--- 8.0.0.x 8.0.1.x 9.0.0.x 9.0.1.x | 1. Determine the WAS version used by your CM server. Navigate to the CM profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearQuest, or `<clearquest-home>/cqweb/cqwebprofile`), then execute the script: `bin/versionInfo.sh `(UNIX) or `bin\versionInfo.bat `(Windows). The output includes a section "IBM WebSphere Application Server". Make note of the version listed in this section. 2. Identify the latest available fix (per the bulletin listed above) for the version of WAS used for CM server. 3. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific steps are necessary. _For 7.0.x, 7.1.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product._ ## Workarounds and Mitigations None. ##


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
rational clearquest any

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