CVE-2015-4996 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting IBM Rational ClearQuest versions 7.1.x and 8.0.0.x before 8.0.0.17, and 8.0.1.x before 8.0.1.10. This flaw allows local users to spoof database servers and discover credentials through unspecified vectors, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. The attack requires local access and has high attack complexity, as indicated by its CVSS v3 score of 5.1 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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