Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerabilities affect IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-3735
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error while parsing an IPAdressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in an incorrect text display of the certificate.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131047 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 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
The vulnerability applies to the following product and version:
- Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2 - 11.0.2.1
- Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.4
- Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.8
- InfoSphere Data Explorer versions 8.2 - 8.2-6
Remediation/Fixes
Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of OpenSSL.
The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
| Affected Product | Affected Versions | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Explorer Foundational Components | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2 - 11.0.2.1 |
Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.2. See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
| Watson Explorer Foundational Components | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.4 |
Upgrade to Version 10.0.0.5. See Watson Explorer Version 10.0.0.5 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
| Watson Explorer Foundational Components | 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.8 | Upgrade to Version 9.0.0.9 See Watson Explorer Version 9.0.0.9 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
| InfoSphere Data Explorer | 8.2 - 8.2-6 | Upgrade to Version 8.2-7 See Watson Explorer Version 8.2-7 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
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References
Change History
22 Aug 2018 : Updated Version 10 information
21 Jun 2018 : Updated subject with CVE numbers, and added CVE-2017-3736 (fixed already in 11.0.2.2, 8.2-7 and 9.0.0.9)
30 Mar 2018 : Updated instruction for 8.2 and 9.0 (8.2-7 and 9.0.0.9)
4 Dec 2017: Initial 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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Internal Use Only
Target PSIRT:
- PSIRT Advisory ID 9514 / PRID 100836
- PSIRT Advisory ID 10504 / PRID 105600
Reference:
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999447
- https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities-1.0.2.html , fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2m for both CVE-2017-3735, CVE-2017-3736 (11.0.2.2 with 1.0.2m, 8.2-7 and 9.0.0.9 with 1.0.2n)
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 August 2018
UID
swg22011117