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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0758 Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components 22 March 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Watson Explorer Publisher: IBM Operating System: Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-7055 Reference: ASB-2017.0021 ASB-2017.0014 ASB-2016.0114 ESB-2017.0742 ESB-2017.0738 ESB-2017.0566 ESB-2017.0317 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999447 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components Security Bulletin Document information More support for: Watson Explorer Software version: 8.2.0, 8.2.0.5, 9.0.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.4, 9.0.0.5, 9.0.0.6, 9.0.0.7, 10.0.0, 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, 10.0.0.3, 11.0.0, 11.0.0.1, 11.0.0.2, 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2 Operating system(s): Linux, Windows Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1999447 Modified date: 21 March 2017 Summary A security vulnerability affects IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-7055 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in a Broadwell-specific Montgomery multiplication procedure. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger errors in public-key operations in configurations where multiple remote clients select an affected EC algorithm and cause a denial of service. CVSS Base Score: 5.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118748 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:L) Affected Products and Versions These vulnerabilities apply to the following products and versions: Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 - - 11.0.2 Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.3 Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.7 InfoSphere Data Explorer versions 8.2 - 8.2-5 Remediation/Fixes Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of OpenSSL. The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/. Affected Product Affected Versions Fix Watson Explorer Foundational Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1-11.0.2 Contact IBM Support. Watson Explorer Foundational Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.3 Upgrade to Version 10.0.0.4. See Watson Explorer Version 10.0.0.4 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information. Watson Explorer Foundational Components 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.7 Upgrade to Version 9.0.0.8. See Watson Explorer Version 9.0.0.8 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information. InfoSphere Data Explorer 8.2 - 8.2-5 Upgrade to Version 8.2-6. See Watson Explorer Version 8.2-6 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information. Workarounds and Mitigations None. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History 21 March 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. 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