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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1009
Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerability in current release
of the IBM SDK for Node.js
20 June 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM SDK for Node.js
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
OS X
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0076
Reference: ASB-2014.0071
ASB-2014.0069.2
ESB-2014.1000
ESB-2014.0977.2
ESB-2014.0529
ESB-2014.0511
ESB-2014.0505
ESB-2014.0492.5
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676424
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Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerability in current release of the IBM
SDK for Node.js
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM SDK for Node.js
Software version:
Version Independent
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1676424
Modified date:
2014-06-17
Summary
OpenSSL ECDSA FLUSH+RELOAD cache side-channel attack
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0076
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by an implementation error in ECDSA (Elliptic Curve
Digital Signature Algorithm). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability
using the FLUSH+RELOAD cache side-channel attack to recover ECDSA nonces.
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91990 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SDK for Node.js v1.1.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
IBM SDK for Node.js v1.1.0.3
IBM SDK for Node.js can be downloaded, subject to the terms of the
developerWorks license, from here
IBM customers requiring an update for an SDK shipped with an IBM product
should contact IBM support, and/or refer to the appropriate product
security bulletin.
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
*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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