Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 19, 2015 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM MQ Light. IBM MQ Light has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0286
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ASN1_TYPE_cmp function when attempting to compare ASN.1 boolean types. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash any certificate verification operation and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/101666 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
The vulnerabilities affect users of the mqlight IBM MQ Light Client Module for Node.js® on all platforms at the following versions:
1.0.2014090800
1.0.2014090801
1.0.2014091000-red
1.0.2014091001
It also affects users of the mqlight-dev IBM MQ Light Client Module for Node.js between versions 1.0.2014090300 and 1.0.2014111002 inclusive.
Remediation/Fixes
Users of the IBM MQ Light Client Module for Node.js at an affected version should update to the latest version of the IBM MQ Light Client Module for Node.js as found on https://www.npmjs.com.
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of OpenSSL and areas that enable the TLS or SSL protocol and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. This includes the Node.js runtime environment.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
3 April 2015: 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
swg21701054