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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0705
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM
WebSphere MQ (CVE-2015-1788)
16 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-1788
Reference: ASB-2015.0103
ASB-2015.0081
ASB-2015.0065
ESB-2015.1811
ESB-2015.1809
ESB-2015.1699
ESB-2015.1670
ESB-2015.1569
ESB-2015.1557
ESB-2015.1544.2
ESB-2015.1540
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972125
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM WebSphere MQ
(CVE-2015-1788)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere MQ
SSL
Software version:
7.1, 7.5, 8.0
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1972125
Modified date:
2016-03-15
Summary
An OpenSSL denial of service vulnerability disclosed by the OpenSSL Project
affects GSKit. IBM WebSphere MQ uses GSKit and addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2015-1788
DESCRIPTION:
OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when
processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary
polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause
the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103778
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0
- - Fixpack 8.0.0.3 and previous maintenance levels
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
- - Fixpack 7.5.0.5 and previous maintenance levels
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1
- - Fixpack 7.1.0.6 and previous maintenance levels
Remediation/Fixes
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0
- - Apply
Fixpack 8.0.0.4
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
- - Apply
Fixpack 7.5.0.6
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1
- - Apply
Fixpack 7.1.0.7
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
11 March 2016: 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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