Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on May 3, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM SDK for Node.js. IBM SDK for Node.js has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2107
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when the connection uses an AES CBC cipher and the server support AES-NI. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability via the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt traffic.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-2105
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the EVP_EncodeUpdate() function. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112855 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
CVE-2016-2107 affects IBM SDK for Node.js v1.1.1.0 and earlier releases.
These vulnerabilities affect IBM SDK for Node.js v1.2.0.11 and earlier releases.
These vulnerabilities affect IBM SDK for Node.js v4.4.3.0 and earlier releases.
These vulnerabilities affect IBM SDK for Node.js v6.0.0.0.
Remediation/Fixes
CVE ID | Fixed IBM SDK for Node.js releases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1.x | 1.2.x | 4.x | 6.x | |
CVE-2016-2107 | 1.1.1.1 | 1.2.0.12 | 4.4.4.0 | 6.1.0.0 |
CVE-2016-2105 | N/A | 1.2.0.12 | 4.4.4.0 | 6.1.0.0 |
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References
Change History
May 17 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:
08 August 2018
UID
swg21982823