Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL is used by IBM i. IBM i 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) |
| IBM i | 7.4 |
| IBM i | 7.3 |
| IBM i | 7.2 |
| IBM i | 7.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
The issues can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. Releases 7.4 7.3, 7.2 and 7.1 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.
The IBM i PTF numbers are:
Release 7.1 – SI75116
Release 7.2, 7.3 & 7.4 – SI75117
https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
11 Jan 2021: 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:
11 January 2021
Initial Publish date:
11 January 2021
UID
ibm16402519