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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0375
Security Bulletin IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX Denial of service
vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-6450, CVE-2013-6449)
21 March 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6450 CVE-2013-6449
Reference: ESB-2014.0301
ESB-2014.0252
ESB-2014.0224
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666732
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Security Bulletin IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX Denial of service
vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-6450, CVE-2013-6449)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX
Software version:
1.5
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
1666732
Modified date:
2014-03-17
Summary
Two denial of service vulnerabilities in OpenSSL lead to two corresponding
vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-6450
Description
OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer
de-reference when handling malicious S/MIME messages. By sending a specially
crafted TLS handshake, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
cause a connecting client to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90069 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2013-6449
Description
OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the
ssl_get_algorithm2 function. A remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability using specially crafted traffic from a TLS 1.2 client to cause
the daemon to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90068 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX 1.5.0.0 – 1.5.1.10.
Remediation/Fixes
Product Version APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Sterling Connect: 1.5.0.11 N/A IBM Sterling Connect:
Express for UNIX Express for UNIX 1.5.0.11
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
17 March 2014 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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