Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL is used by IBM i. IBM i has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to immediately close the TCP connection after the hosts encounter a zero-length record with valid padding. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a 0-byte record padding-oracle attack to decrypt traffic.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157514 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Remediation/Fixes
The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. Releases 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.
The IBM i PTF numbers are:
Release 7.1 – SI69329
Release 7.2 & 7.3 – SI69336
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
29 March 2019: Original Version 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.
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
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 December 2019
UID
ibm10876638