CVE-2017-1700 : What You Need to Know

IBM Jazz Team Server affecting various IBM Rational Products could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to incorrect authorization for resource-intensive scenarios.

Understanding CVE-2017-1700

This CVE impacts multiple IBM Rational Products, potentially leading to denial of service attacks.

What is CVE-2017-1700?

This vulnerability affects Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM), and Rational Software Architect (RSA DM).

The Impact of CVE-2017-1700

The vulnerability may result in a denial of service if an authenticated user with incorrect authorization attempts resource-intensive operations.

Technical Details of CVE-2017-1700

This section provides more technical insights into the CVE.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to trigger a denial of service due to incorrect authorization for resource-intensive operations.

Affected Systems and Versions

Rational Team Concert: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Rational Software Architect Design Manager: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1
Rational Quality Manager: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Rational DOORS Next Generation: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated user with incorrect authorization attempting resource-intensive operations.

Mitigation and Prevention

Protect your systems from CVE-2017-1700 with the following measures.

Immediate Steps to Take

Ensure proper authorization for resource-intensive operations.
Monitor and restrict user activities to prevent unauthorized resource consumption.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly review and update user permissions and access levels.
Conduct security training to educate users on proper resource utilization.

Patching and Updates

Apply relevant patches and updates provided by IBM to address this vulnerability.