Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Managed .NET Client could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1543
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Managed .NET Client could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142598 for the current score
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 WebSphere MQ v8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.9
IBM MQ 9.0.0.0 to 9.0.0.3 LTS release
Remediation/Fixes
IBM WebSphere MQ v8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.9
Apply fix pack 8.0.0.10
IBM MQ 9.0.0.0 to 9.0.0.3 LTS
Apply fix pack 9.0.0.4.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
22nd May, 2018 - Draft 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:
22 June 2018
UID
swg22016346