Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin addresses CVE-2016-2842 for IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management.
Vulnerability Details
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management. IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management addressed the applicable CVEs with the details provided in:
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management
An additional CVE, CVE-2016-2842, was also fixed but was not initially included in the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project announcement or in the associated security bulletin for this product. This bulletin only addresses CVE-2016-2842. Please see the bulletin linked above for the other CVEs that were addressed by the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project.
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842
Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds by the doapr_outch function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted string to cause an out-of-bounds write or consume an overly large amount of resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111304 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
These vulnerabilities are known to affect the following offerings:
IBM Initiate Master Data Service versions 9.5, 9.7, 10.0, 10.1 (impacts Master Data Engine component, Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM Initiate Master Data Service Patient Hub versions 9.5, 9.7 (impacts Master Data Engine component, Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM Initiate Master Data Service Provider Hub versions 9.5, 9.7 (impacts Master Data Engine component, Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Patient Hub version 10.0 (impacts Master Data Engine component, Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Provider Hub version 10.0 (impacts Master Data Engine component, Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition version 11.0 (impacts Message Brokers component and Enterprise Integrator Toolkit component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition version 11.3 (impacts Message Brokers component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition version 11.4 (impacts Message Brokers component)
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition version 11.5 (impacts Message Brokers component)
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service | 9.5 | None | 9.5.040116_IM_Initiate_MasterDataService_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service Patient Hub
| 9.5 | None | 9.5.040116_IM_Initiate_Patient_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service Provider Hub
| 9.5 | None | 9.5.040116_IM_Initiate_Provider_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service
| 9.7 | None | 9.7.040116_IM_Initiate_MasterDataService_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service Patient Hub
| 9.7 | None | 9.7.040116_IM_Initiate_Patient_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service Provider Hub
| 9.7 | None | 9.7.040116_IM_Initiate_Provider_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service
| 10.0 | None | 10.0.040116_IM_Initiate_MasterDataService_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Patient Hub
| 10.0 | None | 10.0.040116_IM_Initiate_Patient_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Provider Hub
| 10.0 | None | 10.0.040116_IM_Initiate_Provider_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM Initiate Master Data Service
| 10.1 | None | 10.1.040116_IM_Initiate_MasterDataService_ALL_InterimFix |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
| 11.0 | None | 11.0.0.5-MDM-SAE-FP05IF001 |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
| 11.3 | None | 11.3.0.5-MDM-SE-AE-FP05IF001 |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
| 11.4 | None | 11.4.0.5-MDM-SE-AE-FP05IF001 |
| IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition | 11.5 | None | 11.5.0.2-MDM-SAE-FP02IF000_FC |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
6 May 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:
27 April 2022
UID
swg21982353