Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Security Directory Server for AIX/VIOS (CVE-2015-1788)

Created by Igets Administrator on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 13:19

Security Bulletin

Summary

OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1788
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103778 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1

VIOS 2.2.x

Remediation/Fixes

The GSKit package contains a fix and needs to be installed on AIX/VIOS systems.

The fixes for the GSKit components can be downloaded at the following link:
Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Security Directory Server (CVE-2015-1788)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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*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.

*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.

Disclaimer

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Security Directory Server for AIX/VIOS (CVE-2015-1788)