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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affect IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop (CVE-2017-3736)

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Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on November 2, 2017 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3736

Description: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry
propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker
with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about
the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.0
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.1
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information about the available fixes.

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
3.6.0IT23686Apply 3.6.0.2, iFix 008, available on Fix Central
You should verify applying this configuration change does not cause any compatibility issues.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

11 January 2018: 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2020

UID

swg22012552

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