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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in SSL implementation affects IBM SPSS Statistics Server

Security Bulletin


Summary

Client initiated Renegotiation could lead to weak encrypted communication, therefore client initiated renegotiation should be disabled.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2011-1473
DESCRIPTION:   Multiple implementations of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, including SSL, are vulnerable to a denial of service. By initiating multiple SSL renegotiation handshakes or by initiating many SSL connections, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to utilize CPU resources.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71068 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
SPSS Statistics Server27.0

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Fix
SPSS Statistics Server27.0Upgrade to Ver 27.0.1

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Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

10 Nov 2020: Initial Publication

*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:
10 November 2020

UID

ibm16365927