Security Bulletin
Summary
WebSphere MQ is affected by the ROBOT vulnerability where it may disclose side channel information via discrepencies between valid and invalid PKCS#1 padding.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1388
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ is vulnerable to TLS implementations may disclose side channel information via discrepencies between valid and invalid PKCS#1 padding.
CVSS Base Score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138212 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
- Maintenance levels 7.0.1.0 - 7.0.1.14
Remediation/Fixes
WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
- Contact WebSphere MQ support requesting a fix for APAR IJ03658
Workarounds and Mitigations
WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
Use the Alternative GSKit value to configure your Queue Manager to use GSKit version 8.
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References
Change History
01 Feb 2018: 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
swg22013022