Security Bulletin
Summary
The MD5 “SLOTH” vulnerability on TLS 1.2 affects IBM API Management.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7575
DESCRIPTION: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109415 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM API Management V4.0
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM API Management | 4.0.0 | LI78931 | http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Management&release=4.0.4.0&platform=All&function=all |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan at INRIA in Paris, France
Change History
27 January 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:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21975573