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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Cognos Metrics Manager

Created by Mike Gemmell on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/561681
561681

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities were addressed the OpenSSL component used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3732
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a propagation error in the BN_mod_exp() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121313 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-7055
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in a Broadwell-specific Montgomery multiplication procedure. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger errors in public-key operations in configurations where multiple remote clients select an affected EC algorithm and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118748 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:L)

Affected Products and Versions

  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
  • IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.


Version Interim Fix
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2.2IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Interim Fix 15
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2.1IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 20
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.2IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 23
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager10.1.1IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 22


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

Security Bulletin: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 2017Q2 Security Updater

Change History

31 May 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.

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:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22004074

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