Security Bulletin
Summary
An OpenSSL denial of service vulnerability disclosed by the OpenSSL Project affects GSKit. IBM WebSphere MQ uses GSKit and addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1788
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103778 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0
- Fixpack 8.0.0.3 and previous maintenance levels
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
- Fixpack 7.5.0.5 and previous maintenance levels
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1
- Fixpack 7.1.0.6 and previous maintenance levels
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1
- FIxpack 7.0.1.13 and previous maintenance levels
Remediation/Fixes
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0
- Apply Fixpack 8.0.0.4
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
- Apply Fixpack 7.5.0.6
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1
- Apply Fixpack 7.1.0.7
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1
- Apply Fixpack 7.0.1.14 (when available), in the interim apply APAR IV77604
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References
Change History
11 March 2016: Original version published
18 March 2016: Updated with details of 7.0.1 interim fix
*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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21972125