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Security Bulletin: Strongswan vulnerability affects IBM SmartCloud Entry ( CVE-2015-4171)

Created by Chun Hua Wang on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/682089
682089

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM SmartCloud Entry is vulnerable to a strongSwan issue, which allows a remote authenticated attacker exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials and other sensitive information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-4171
DESCRIPTION: strongSwan could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in IKEv2 connections related to server authentication with a certificate and EAP or pre-shared keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials and other sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/103885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.2.0 through 2.2.0.4 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 through 2.3.0.4 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 through 2.4.0.4 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 through 3.1.0.4 Appliance fix pack 17
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.0 through 3.2.0.4 Appliance fix pack 17

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM SmartCloud Entry2.2NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 2.2.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Starter+Kit+for+Cloud&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.2.0.4-IBM-SKC_APPL-FP004&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry2.3NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+2.3.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP004+&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry2.4NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+2.4.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP004+&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry3.1NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 Appliance fix pack 18:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=3.1.0&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+3.1.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP18+&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry3.2NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.0 Appliance fix pack 18:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+3.2.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP18+&includeSupersedes=0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

January 29, 2016: Original version published

*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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Document Information

Modified date:
18 July 2020

UID

isg3T1023283

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