Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been disclosed on 8th December 2020 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-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(s) | Version(s) |
| Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX | 1.5.x |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply the OpenSSL 1.1.1i Updater for Connect:Express for Unix available on Fix Central.
For versions prior 1.5.0.1600 upgrade to 1.5.0.1605 before applying the OpenSSL 1.1.1i Updater.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 Dec 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:
06 January 2021
Initial Publish date:
15 December 2020
UID
ibm16398320