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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0134
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM
Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX (CVE-2016-8610)
18 January 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-8610
Reference: ESB-2017.0086
ESB-2016.2990
ESB-2016.2778
ESB-2016.2723
ESB-2016.2585
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996760
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for UNIX (CVE-2016-8610)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
Software version: 4.1
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
Reference #: 1996760
Modified date: 17 January 2017
Summary
OpenSSL is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX. IBM Sterling
Connect:Direct for UNIX has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-8610
DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by
an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending
specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability
to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix 4.1.0
Remediation/Fixes
V.R.M.F APAR Remediation/First Fix
4.1.0 IT18697 Apply 4.1.0.4.iFix085, available on Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any
potential risk.
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
https://www.openssl.org/
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
17 January 2017: 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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