Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been discovered in GSKit used with IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: 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. IBM GSKit has the same vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
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
Products: GX3002, GX4002, GX4004, GX4004-v2, GX5008, GX5008-v2, GX5108, GX5108-v2, GX5208, GX5208-v2, GX6116, GX7412, GX7412-10, GX7412-05, GX7800, GV200, GV1000
Firmware versions 4.6.2, and 4.6.1
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System | Firmware version 4.6.2 | 4.6.2.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-Hotfix-FP0012 |
IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System | Firmware version 4.6.1 | 4.6.1.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-Hotfix-FP0013 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
August 1, 2015: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
23 February 2022
UID
swg21962047