Security Bulletin: GSKit and Hash Selection Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0201 )

Created by Chun Hua Wang on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 22:26

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack is vulnerable to a GSKit vulnerability, which allows the attackers to exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0201
DESCRIPTION: IBM GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a MD5 collision. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109310 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.2.0 through 4.2.0.3 interim fix 3
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3.0 through 4.3.0.4 interim fix 1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack	4.2.0	None	IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.2 fix pack 3: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/Cloud+Manager+with+Openstack&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+4.2.0.3-IBM-CMWO-FP03+&includeSupersedes=0 IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.2 interim fix 4 for fix pack 3: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/Cloud+Manager+with+Openstack&release=4.2.0.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+4.2.0.3-IBM-CMWO-IF004+&includeSupersedes=0
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack	4.3.0	None	IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.3 fix pack 4: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/Cloud+Manager+with+Openstack&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+4.3.0.4-IBM-CMWO-FP04+&includeSupersedes=0 IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.3 interim fix 1 for fix pack 4:http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/Cloud+Manager+with+Openstack&release=4.3.0.4&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+4.3.0.4-IBM-CMWO-IF001+&includeSupersedes=0

Before you install IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.2 interim fix 4 for fix pack 3, you must install IBM Cloud Manager fix pack 3.
Before you install IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.3 interim fix 1 for fix pack 4, you must install IBM Cloud Manager fix pack 4.

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References

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Security Bulletin: GSKit and Hash Selection Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0201 )