Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability was found in the OpenSSL release used by the Windows and z/OS Security Identity Adapters. These adapters have been upgraded to a more current OpenSSL release that corrects CVE-2017-3735 "Malformed X.509 IPAddressFamily could cause OOB read" vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-3735
DESCRIPTION:
CVE-2017-3735 : OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error while parsing an IPAdressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in an incorrect text display of the certificate.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131047 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:l/I:N/A:N) CVE-2017-3736
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Identity Manager v6.0 Adapters for Windows and z/OS platforms
IBM Security Identity Adapters v7.x for Windows and z/OS platforms
Remediation/Fixes
Obtain the latest GA levels of 6.0 or 7.x adapters, as found on the Fix Link pages listed below:
|
Product | Fix Link |
| ISIM v6.0 Adapters | Adapters for IBM Security Identity Manager v6.0 |
| Security Identity v7.x Adapters for IGI, ISIM, PIM | IBM Security Identity Adapters |
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References
Change History
20 March 2018: First publish
*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
swg22014628