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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) Storage Manager Install Anywhere (SMIA) configuration tool (CVE-2017-3735, CVE-2017-3736)

Created by Jeff P Newland on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/632291
632291

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL that was used by IBM FSM SMIA configuration tool (commonly known as Network Advisor). This bulletin addresses these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3735
DESCRIPTION:
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)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
DESCRIPTION:
OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the 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


Flex System Manager 1.3.4.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.1
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends updating the FSM SMIA configuration tool using the instructions referenced in this table.

IMPORTANT: Before installing a SMIA iFix you need to determine the version that is currently installed. To determine the SMIA version level installed on the FSM log into your FSM Web-based UI and navigate to the Home page and Applications tab. The version is listed next to the "SMIA Configuration Tool" link.

      Product
      VRMF
      SMIA Remediation
Flex System Manager
1.3.4.0
Install fsmfix1.3.4.0_IT20926.
Flex System Manager
1.3.3.0
Install fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT20926.
Flex System Manager
1.3.2.0
1.3.2.1
Install fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT20926.

For a complete list of FSM security bulletins refer to this technote: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas7797054ebc3d9857486258027006ce4a0&myns=purflex&mync=E&cm_sp=purflex-_-NULL-_-E

For 1.1.x.x, 1.2.x.x, 1.3.0.x and 1.3.1.x IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

17 October 2017: Original version published
12 December 2017: Added CVE-2017-3736
8 February 2018: Updated link for Security Bulletin

*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:
17 June 2018

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