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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2461
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
21 August 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-2602 CVE-2018-1427 CVE-2017-3736
CVE-2017-3732
Reference: ESB-2018.2290
ESB-2018.2255
ESB-2018.2241
ESB-2018.2210
ESB-2018.2199
ESB-2018.2121
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10726077
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10726081
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories.
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GSKit affects IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for UNIX
Document information
More support for: Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Software version: 4.2.0
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 0726077
Modified date: 20 August 2018
Summary
A vulnerability has been addressed in the GSKit component of IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for UNIX. Further, OpenSSL vulnerabilities disclosed by the
OpenSSL Project affect GSKit. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX uses GSKit
and therefore is also vulnerable.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1427
DESCRIPTION: IBM GSKit contains several environment variables that a local
attacker could overflow and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
139072 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3732
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery
squaring procedure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain
information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
121313 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery
squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an
unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about
the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
134397 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix 4.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
|V.R.M.F |APAR |Remediation/First Fix |
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
|4.2.0 |None |Apply 4.2.0.4.iFix086, available in cumulative iFix088 |
| | |on Fix Central |
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
17 August 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.
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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Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime Affects IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for UNIX
Document information
More support for: Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Software version: All Versions
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 0726081
Modified date: 20 August 2018
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM(R) Runtime Environment Java(TM) Technology Edition,
Versions 8 and 7 that are used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX. This
issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2018.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-2602
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE I18n
component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality
impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
137854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix 4.3.0
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix 4.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
|V.R.M.F |APAR |Remediation/First Fix |
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
|4.3.0 |None |Apply 4.3.0.0.iFix007, available in cumulative iFix008 |
| | |on Fix Central |
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
|4.2.0 |None |Apply 4.2.0.4.iFix087, available in cumulative iFix088 |
| | |on Fix Central |
+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
17 August 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.
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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