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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.3899
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere MQ for HP NonStop Server is
affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2021-3711
16 November 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
HPE NonStop
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3711
Reference: ASB-2021.0237
ASB-2021.0198
ESB-2021.3878
ESB-2021.3201
ESB-2021.2890
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516398
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IBM WebSphere MQ for HP NonStop Server is affected by OpenSSL vulnerability
CVE-2021-3711
Document Information
Document number : 6516398
Modified date : 14 November 2021
Product : WebSphere MQ
Component : Server
Software version : 5.3.1
Operating system(s): HPE NonStop
Edition : 5.3.1.0,5.3.1.1,5.3.1.2,5.3.1.3,5.3.1.4,5.3.1.5,5.3.1.6,5.3.1.7,5.3.1.8,5.3.1.9,5.3.1.10,5.3.1.11,5.3.1.12,5.3.1.13,5.3.1.14,5.3.1.15
Summary
A buffer overflow issue described by CVE-2021-3711 was identified in the
OpenSSL component of IBM WebSphere MQ.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3711
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper
bounds checking by the EVP_PKEY_decrypt() function within implementation of the
SM2 decryption. By sending specially crafted SM2 content, a remote attacker
could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the
application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
208072 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|Affected Product(s) |Version(s)|
+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server (MIPS and Itanium)|5.3.1 |
+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+
Remediation/Fixes
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------+
|WebSphere MQ V5.3.1 for HPE NonStop |5.3.1.17 |IT38363 |Apply patch for APAR IT38363 |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
24 Oct 2021: Initial Publication
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