Security Bulletin
Summary
MessageGateway has addressed the following vulnerabilities by updating the version of OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-23840
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, 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/196848 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)
CVEID: CVE-2021-23841
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() function. By parsing the issuer field, 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/196847 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 WIoTP MessageGateway | 5.0.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM WIoTP MessageGateway |
5.0.0.2
|
IT35952
| 5.0.0.2-IBM-IMA-IFITIT35958 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
23 Feb 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:
23 February 2021
UID
ibm16416707