Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been disclosed on 6th December 2019 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSl is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX. IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-1551
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an overflow in the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli. By performing a man-in-the-middle attack, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172752 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX | 1.5.0.16 |
All versions prior to and including 1.5.0.16 iFix 150-1604
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the OpenSSL 1.1.1f Updater for Connect:Express for Unix available on Fix Central.
For versions prior 1.5.0.1600 upgrade to 1.5.0.1604 before applying the OpenSSL 1.1.1f Updater.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
06 Apr 2020: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 July 2020
Initial Publish date:
06 April 2020
UID
ibm16191049