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                               ESB-2017.0758
         Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer
                          Foundational Components
                               22 March 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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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

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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. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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