Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affect Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop (CVE-2018-0739)

Security Bulletin

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 27, 2018 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop. Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-0739
Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending specially crafted ASN.1 data with a recursive definition, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume excessive stack memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140847 for more information
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

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0

Remediation/Fixes

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

VRMF	APAR	Remediation/First Fix
3.6.0	N/A	Apply 3.6.0.2, iFix 010, available on Fix Central

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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*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

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affect Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop (CVE-2018-0739)