Denial of service in IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) and IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM)



| Updated: 2022-10-21
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-4044
CWE-ID CWE-388
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		IBM Rational Team Concert
Server applications / Other server solutions

Engineering Workflow Management
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU58906

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4044

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in X509_verify_cert() implementation. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Rational Team Concert: 6.0.6 - 6.0.6.1

Engineering Workflow Management: 7.0 - 7.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597229


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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