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Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center)

Created by Patrick Schäfer on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/289289
289289

Security Bulletin


Summary

An OpenSSL vulnerability was disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-8610
DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.8 through 5.2.11
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.0 through 5.2.7.1
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.12

The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center Storage Analytics Engine.

Remediation/Fixes


The solution is to apply an appropriate Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix maintenance for each named product. Follow the link below and select the correct product version. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable. Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.

Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.



ReleaseFirst Fixing VRM LevelLink to Fix/Fix Availability Target
5.2.x5.2.12http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822
5.1.x5.1.1.13http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

30 January 2017: Original version published
06 February 2017: Added 5.1.x fix

*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:
22 February 2022

UID

swg21997056

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