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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Scale packaged in IBM Elastic Storage Server (CVE-2018-8039)

Created by Prayas Gupta on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/792323
792323

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server, used by IBM Spectrum Scale. This issue may allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-8039
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. The TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145516 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:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The Elastic Storage Server 5.3  thru 5.3.2.0
The Elastic Storage Server 5.0.0  thru 5.2.4
The Elastic Storage Server 4.5.0 thru 4.6.0
The Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 thru 4.0.6

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.3.1.1, apply V5.3.2.0 available from FixCentral at:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Elastic+Storage+Server+(ESS)&release=5.3.0&platform=All&function=all

For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.2.4.0, apply V5.2.5  available from FixCentral at:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Elastic+Storage+Server+(ESS)&release=5.2.0&platform=All&function=all

Notes:
If you are unable to upgrade to ESS 5.3.2.0 or 5.2.5, please contact IBM Service to obtain an efix:

- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3-5.3.1.1, reference APAR IJ11557
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.0 - 5.2.4.0, reference APAR IJ11556
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 - 4.6.0, reference APAR IJ11556

To contact IBM Service, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Internal Use Only

PR - 120203

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2019

UID

ibm10792323

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