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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1194
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM
Sterling Connect:Express for Unix (CVE-2016-2842).
13 May 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-2842
Reference: ESB-2016.1172
ESB-2016.1154
ESB-2016.1119
ESB-2016.1116
ESB-2016.1114
ESB-2016.1086
ESB-2016.1067
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982374
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Sterling
Connect:Express for Unix (CVE-2016-2842).
Document information
More support for:
Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX
Software version:
1.4, 1.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
Reference #:
1982374
Modified date:
2016-05-12
Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin addresses CVE-2016-2842 for IBM Sterling Connect:Express for
Unix.
Vulnerability Details
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL
Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Express for Unix. IBM
Sterling Connect:Express for Unix addressed the applicable CVEs with the
details provided in:
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Sterling
Connect:Express for UNIX (CVE-2016-0800, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0798,
CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799, CVE-2016-0702, CVE-2016-0703, CVE-2016-0704)
An additional CVE, CVE-2016-2842, was also fixed but was not initially
included in the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project announcement or in the
associated security bulletin for this product. This bulletin only addresses
CVE-2016-2842. See the bulletin linked above for the other CVEs that were
addressed by the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project.
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842
Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the
failure to verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds by the doapr_outch
function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially
crafted string to cause an out-of-bounds write or consume an overly large
amount of resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111304 for more
information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.4.6
- - All versions prior to 1.4.6.1 iFix 146-113
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5.0.12
- - All versions prior to 1.5.0.12 iFix 150-1206
Remediation/Fixes
VRMF Remediation
1.4.6 Contact your local IBM Remote Technical Support Center to request Connect:Express 1.4.6.1 iFix 146-114
1.5.0.12 Apply 1.5.0.12 iFix 150-13, available on Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
Original version published 12 May 2016
*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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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