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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libgcrypt affects SmartCloud Entry (CVE-2016-6313 )

Created by Lorenza Denaro on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/631009
631009

Security Bulletin


Summary

GnuPG could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an error in the mixing functions when obtaining 4640 bits from the random number generator.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-6313
DESCRIPTION: GnuPG could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an error in the mixing functions when obtaining 4640 bits from the random number generator. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to predict the next 160 bits of output.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116169 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 through 2.3.0.4 Appliance fix pack 8,
IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 through 2.4.0.4 Appliance fix pack 8,
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 through 3.1.0.4 Appliance fix pack 23,
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.0 through 3.2.0.4 Appliance fix pack 23

Remediation/Fixes


ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
SmartCloud Entry2.3NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 Appliance Fixpack 9:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+SmartCloud+Entry&fixids=2.3.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP009&source=SAR
SmartCloud Entry2.4NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 Appliance Fixpack 9:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+SmartCloud+Entry&fixids=2.4.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP009&source=SAR&function=fixId&parent=ibm/Other%20software
SmartCloud Entry3.1NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 Appliance Fixpack 24:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+SmartCloud+Entry&fixids=3.1.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP24&source=SAR
SmartCloud Entry3.2NoneIBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.1 Appliance Fixpack 24:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+SmartCloud+Entry&fixids=3.2.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP24&source=SAR&function=fixId&parent=ibm/Other%20software

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

Initial draft dated April 20 2017

*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

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 July 2020

UID

isg3T1025129

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