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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0894
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability exists in GSKit that
affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2015-0159)
8 April 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0159
Reference: ESB-2015.0859
ESB-2015.0812
ESB-2015.0810
ESB-2015.0683
ESB-2015.0646
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21701318
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability exists in GSKit that affects IBM Cognos
Metrics Manager (CVE-2015-0159)
Document information
More support for:
Cognos Business Intelligence
Metrics Studio
Software version:
10.2.2
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1701318
Modified date:
2015-04-02
Security Bulletin
Summary
GSKit is an IBM component that is included with IBM Cognos Metrics
Manager. IBM Cognos Metrics Manager has addressed the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0159
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in GSKit usage of OpenSSL crypto
function related to the production of incorrect results on some platforms
by Bignum squaring (BN_sqr) has an unknown attack vector and impact in
some ECC operations.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100835 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for version 10.2.2 as soon
as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business
Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the
issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied
by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x Interim Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
02 April 2015: 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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