Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM b-type Network/Storage switches has addressed the following CVE-2016-8610 vulnerability .
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-8610
DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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 IBM b-type Network/Storage switches | Affected Versions |
| IBM Network Advisor | Versions Prior to 14.0.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | Fix |
| IBM Network Advisor | 14.0.2 | http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S7005391 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
19 October 2017 : Initial Publish
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1010725