Security Bulletin
Summary
The z/TPF version of OpenSSL was updated to address the vulnerability described by CVE-2020-1971.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-1971
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192748 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product | Version |
| z/Transaction Processing Facility | 1.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| z/TPF | 1.1 | PJ46385 | Apply the APAR, which is available for download from the TPF Family Products: Maintenance web page. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Dec 2020: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 December 2020
Initial Publish date:
17 December 2020
UID
ibm16386504