Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Security Access Manager for Web.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0797
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the BN_hex2bn/BN_dec2bn() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially crafted data to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111142 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-0705
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error when parsing DSA private keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111140 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 7.0 (appliance) | IV86720 | Apply Interim Fix 25: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0025 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.4 | IV86699 | 1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.4, upgrade to 8.0.1.4: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0004 2. Apply 8.0.1.4 Interim Fix 1: 8.0.1.4-ISS-WGA-IF0001 |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 | IV86694 | 1. For versions prior to 9.0.1.0, upgrade to 9.0.1.0: IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.1 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML) 2. Apply 9.0.1.0 Interim Fix 2: 9.0.1.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0002 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
Original version published: August 18, 2016
*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:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21989107