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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM System Networking RackSwitch products (CVE-2016-2183)

Created by Sheila Hegeman on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/868612
868612

Security Bulletin


Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on September 22 and 26, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM System Networking RackSwitch products. IBM System Networking RackSwitch products have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on September 22 and 26, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM System Networking RackSwitch products. IBM System Networking RackSwitch products have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2183

Description: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the Triple-DES on 64-bit block cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.

CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM System Networking RackSwitch Affected Version
IBM RackSwitch G8052 7.9
IBM RackSwitch G8052 7.11
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E 7.9
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E 7.11
IBM RackSwitch G8264 7.9
IBM RackSwitch G8264 7.11
IBM RackSwitch G8264CS 7.8
IBM RackSwitch G8264T 7.9
IBM RackSwitch G8316 7.9
IBM RackSwitch G8332 7.7

Remediation/Fixes:

Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.

IBM System Networking RackSwitch Fix Version
IBM RackSwitch G8052 (G8052-7.9.19.0.zip) 7.9.19.0
IBM RackSwitch G8052 (G8052-7.11.19.0.zip) 7.11.9.0
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E (G8124_G8124E-7.9.19.0.zip) 7.9.19.0
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E (G8124_G8124E-7.11.9.0.zip) 7.11.9.0
IBM RackSwitch G8264 (G8264-7.9.19.0.zip) 7.9.19.0
IBM RackSwitch G8264 (G8264-7.11.9.0.zip) 7.11.9.0
IBM RackSwitch G8264CS (G8264CS-7.8.16.0.zip) 7.8.16.0
IBM RackSwitch G8264T (G8264T-7.9.19.0.zip) 7.9.19.0
IBM RackSwitch G8316 (G8316-7.9.19.0.zip) 7.9.19.0
IBM RackSwitch G8332 (G8332-7.7.25.0.zip) 7.7.25.0

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):

None

References:

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Lenovo Product Security Advisories

Acknowledgement

None

Change History
26 January 2017: Original Copy 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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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.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

PureFlex System and Flex System:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5099506

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