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Security Bulletin: Public disclosed vulnerabilities from Apache HttpComponents affects IBM Spectrum LSF

Created by Ji Shan Xing on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/874272
874272

Security Bulletin


Summary

Public disclosed vulnerabilities from Apache HttpComponents affects IBM Spectrum LSF: CVE-2012-6153, CVE-2014-3577

Vulnerability Details

Brief Description: Apache HttpComponents CN spoofing
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6153
Description: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by an incomplete fix related to the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject's Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95328 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Brief Description: Apache HttpComponents certificate spoofing
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3577
Description: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject's Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95327 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) CVE: CVE-2012-6153
CVE-2014-3577
 Reported CVSS: 4.300000190734863 IBM CVSS: 4.300000190734863 CVSS Detail: See full text

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Spectrum LSF 10.0.0.4
IBM Spectrum LSF 10.0.0.5
IBM Spectrum LSF 10.0.0.6
IBM Spectrum LSF 10.0.0.7
 

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF

APAR

Remediation / First Fix

LSF

10.1.0.4

None

See fix below

LSF

10.1.0.5

None

See fix below

LSF

10.1.0.6

None

See fix below

LSF

10.1.0.7

None

See fix below

Download Fix 512358 from the following location:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=lsf-10.1-build512358&includeSupersedes=0

1) Go to the patch install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

2) Copy the patch file to the install directory $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3) Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

4) Run "badmin mbdrestart"

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Change History

Feb 28, 2019: original version created

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 March 2019

UID

ibm10874272