Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability has been addressed in the GSKit component of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2183
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 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:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1.0
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.4.0
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| OMNIbus | 8.1.0.11 | IV93577 | http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043466 |
| OMNIbus | 7.4.0.13 | IV93577 | http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043465 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Acknowledgement
None
*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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22001105