IBM Rational ClearCase up to 7.1.2.4 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational ClearCase up to 7.1.2.4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory allocation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3090. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Rational ClearCase up to 7.1.2.4. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1 before 7.1.2.15, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.12, and 8.0.1 before 8.0.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

The weakness was published 09/23/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3090 since 04/29/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.1.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94256) and SecurityFocus (BID 69964†). Similar entries are available at VDB-71494, VDB-71493, VDB-71492 and VDB-71491. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Rational ClearCase 7.1.2.5

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04/29/2014 🔍
09/17/2014 +141 days 🔍
09/23/2014 +6 days 🔍
09/23/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +184 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71490
X-Force: 94256 - IBM Rational ClearCase XML entity expansion denial of service
SecurityFocus: 69964 - IBM Rational ClearCase CVE-2014-3090 XML Entity Expansion Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030883

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 10:40
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (49), 03/22/2018 08:29 (8), 03/29/2022 10:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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