Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL that is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. These issues were disclosed on August 6, 2014 by the OpenSSL Project.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3508
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in OBJ_obj2txt. If applications echo pretty printing output, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read information from the stack.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95165 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3511
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the negotiation of TLS 1.0 instead of higher protocol versions by the OpenSSL SSL/TLS server code when handling a badly fragmented ClientHello message. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to force a downgrade to TLS 1.0.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95162 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows 4.5.00, 4.5.01 and 4.6.0
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows | 4.5.00 | IT04643 | Apply 4.5.00 patch 054, available on IWM |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows | 4.5.01 | IT04643 | Apply 4.5.01 patch 020, available on IWM |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows | 4.6.0 | IT04643 | Apply 4.6.0.5, available on Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
Change History
12 November 2014: 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.
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Internal Use Only
Advisory 2006 - openssl Aug 2014
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 July 2020
UID
swg21689886