Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in OpenSSL that is used by IBM WebSphere MQ - Advanced Message Security. This issue was disclosed on August 6, 2014 by the OpenSSL project.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3508
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in OBJ_obj2txt. If applications echo pretty printing output, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read information from the stack.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95165 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ - Advanced Message Security V8.0.0.0 for IBM i platform
Remediation/Fixes
Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.1 or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
01 October 2014 - Original version published.
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21685043