Security Bulletin
Summary
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications.
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile is affected by a vulnerability in the nss-softokn package.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-2730
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to properly handle certain exceptional cases by the Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC) multiplication for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) signature validation in Network Security Services (NSS). By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to forge signatures.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/104386 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions
Remediation/Fixes
The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile | 8.0 - 8.0.1.3 | IV80966 | 1. For 8.0-8.0.1.2 environments, upgrade to 8.0.1.3: 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0003 2. Apply 8.0.1.3 Interim Fix 4: 8.0.1.3-ISS-ISAM-IF0004 |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 | IV80965 | 1. Upgrade to 9.0.0.1: 9.0.0-ISS-ISAM-FP0001 2. Apply 9.0.0.1 Interim Fix 1: 9.0.0.1-ISS-ISAM-IF0001 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
February 1, 2016: 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
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swg21976295