Security Bulletin
Summary
An OpenSSL denial of service vulnerability disclosed by the OpenSSL Project affects GSKit. IBM Security SiteProtector System 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 Security SiteProtector System 3.0 and 3.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:
For SiteProtector 3.0:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_0_0_8a.xpu
Event Collector Component: RSEvntCol_WINNT_ST_3_0_0_7.xpu
Agent Manager Component: AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_48.xpu
For SiteProtector 3.1.1:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_1_1_3a.xpu
Event Collector Component: RSEvntCol_WINNT_ST_3_1_1_3.xpu
Agent Manager Component: AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_1_1_18.xpu
Update Server Component: UpdateServer_3_1_1_3.pkg
Event Archiver Component: EventArchiver_3_1_1_3.pkg
Event Archiver Importer Component: EventArchiverImporter_3_1_1_3.zip
Manual Upgrader Component: MU_3_1_1_4.xpu
These updates are also available to be manualy downloaded from the IBM Security License Key and Download Center at https://ibmss.flexnetoperations.com/service/ibms/login
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
12 October 2015 Re-published to show updated Core XPU file names. New XPUs correct a field reported problem.
17 September 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21966208