Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Network Protection System is affected by a problem related to the SSL implementation which, under very specific conditions, can cause CPU utilization to rapidly increase.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0963
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Network Protection System is affected by a problem with the handling of certain SSL messages. The TLS implementation can, under very specific conditions, cause CPU utilization to rapidly increase. The situation occurs only in a certain error case that causes a single thread to begin looping. If this happens multiple times, more threads will begin to loop and an increase in CPU utilization will be seen. This increase could ultimately result in CPU exhaustion and unresponsiveness of the IBM Security Network Protection System and other software running on the affected system.
This issue can affect the availability of the system, but does not impact system confidentiality or integrity. This vulnerability can be remotely exploited, authentication is not required and the exploit is moderately complex.
To determine if your systems are being affected by this issue, you can monitor the CPU utilization for IBM Security Network Protection System instances.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92844 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
Products: IBM Security Network Protection (XGS) models 3100, 4100, 5100
Firmware versions: 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.2.1, 5.2
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
- 5.1.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0011 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=5.1.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0011&continue=1 - 5.1.1.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0006 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.1
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=5.1.1.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0006&continue=1 - 5.1.2.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0007 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.2
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=5.1.2.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0007&continue=1 - 5.1.2.1-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0003 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.2.1
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=5.1.2.1-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0003&continue=1 - 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0003 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.2
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0003&continue=1
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References
*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:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21680803