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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GSKit affect IBM Rational RequisitePro (CVE-2015-0159)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/714295
714295

Security Bulletin


Summary

GSKit is an IBM component that is used by IBM Rational RequisitePro. The GSKit that is shipped with Rational contains a security vulnerability and RequisitePro has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-0159
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in GSKit usage of OpenSSL crypto function related to the production of incorrect results on some platforms by Bignum squaring (BN_sqr) has an unknown attack vector and impact in some ECC operations.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/100835 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Version

Status
7.1.4 through 7.1.4.6
Affected
7.1.3 through 7.1.3.13
Affected
RequisitePro uses the GSKit for secure LDAP connections and for password generation.

Remediation/Fixes

Affected version

Applying the fix
7.1.4.x
7.1.3.x

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

* 25 March 2015: 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:
24 October 2019

UID

swg21700492