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Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in OpenSSL (CVE-2017-3736)

Created by John Wray on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/570883
570883

Security Bulletin


Summary

A potential vulnerability has been reported by the OpenSSL project. IBM DataPower Gateways has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

Relevant CVE Information:

CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
DESCRIPTION:
OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

7.2.0.0-7.2.0.19, 7.5.0.0-7.5.0.14, 7.5.1.0-7.5.1.13, 7.5.2.0-7.5.2.13, 7.6.0.0-7.6.0.6

Remediation/Fixes

Fix is available in versions 7.2.0.20, 7.5.0.13, 7.5.1.14, 7.5.2.14, 7.6.0.7, and 7.7.0.0. Refer to APAR IT24881 for URLs to download the fix.

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

For DataPower customers using versions 6.x and earlier versions, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

25 May 2018: 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

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22016334