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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor GnuTLS certificate security bypass CVE-2014-0092

Created by Brenda Fanning on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/244177
244177

Security Bulletin


Summary

GnuTLS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux that ships with IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor edition could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when verifying unspecified certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass certificate validation checks and gain access to the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-0092

DESCRIPTION: GnuTLS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux that ships with IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor edition could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when verifying unspecified certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass certificate validation checks and gain access to the system.

CVE-2014-0092
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91486 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS String: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Images for Version 8.5.5, 8.5, 8.0 and 7.0 include this affected library.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to the fixed level of Red Hat:
Red Hat Version 5 Customer Portal
Red Hat Version 6 Customer Portal

Workarounds and Mitigations

none

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

06 May 2014: original document 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 June 2021

UID

swg21669536

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