Security Bulletin
Summary
Security Bulletin: WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (MIPS and Itanium) is affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2018-0732
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-0732
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the sending of a very large prime value to the client by a malicious server during key agreement in a TLS handshake. By spending an unreasonably long period of time generating a key for this prime, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the client to hang.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144658 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (MIPS and Itanium) | 5.3.1 all versions |
Remediation/Fixes
| WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (MIPS and Itanium) | 5.3.1.15 Patch 1 |
IT26660 |
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+MQ&release=5.3.1.15&platform=HP+NonStop&function=aparId&apars=IT26660&source=fc |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20th November 2018: original document 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
21 November 2018
UID
ibm10739439