Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability discovered in the libgcrypt PRNG (Pseudo-Random Number Generator) affects IBM MQ Appliance.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-6313
DESCRIPTION: GnuPG could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an error in the mixing functions when obtaining 4640 bits from the random number generator. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to predict the next 160 bits of output.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116169 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following versions are affected:
- IBM MQ Appliance 8.0
- Maintenance levels between 8.0.0.0 and 8.0.0.5
- IBM MQ Appliance 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)
- Continuous delivery update 9.0.1 only
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0
Apply fixpack 8.0.0.6 or later maintenance.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release (CDR)
Apply continuous delivery update 9.0.2 or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
30 March 2017 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:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21996779