Security Bulletin
Summary
An SSH vulnerability was disclosed by the OpenSSH Project. IBM DataPower Gateways has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-8858
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSH is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the kex_input_kexinit() function. By sending specially crafted data during the key exchange process, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118127 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM DataPower Gateway versions 7.5.2.0 and 7.5.2.1.
Remediation/Fixes
Fix is available in version 7.5.2.2. Refer to APAR IT18177 for URLs to download the fix.
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 January 2017 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21996966