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Security Bulletin: Denial of service vulnerability in OpenSSL as shipped with IBM Security Verify Bridge Docker image (CVE-2022-0778)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A denial of service vulnerability found in OpenSSL was fixed in the following products: IBM Security Verify Bridge Docker image v 1.0.11.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-0778
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221911 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 Security Verify Bridge Docker image1.0.11

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

IBM Security Verify Bridge Docker image

https://hub.docker.com/r/ibmcom/verify-bridge

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

26 Jul 2022: 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:
28 July 2022

Initial Publish date:
26 July 2022

UID

ibm16607902