Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in amqp-client affect IBM Storage Protect Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments, and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management (CVE-2018-11087)

Summary

IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client (Linux x86_64 only), IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments (Data Protection for VMware on Windows and Linux x86_64), and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management (Linux x86_64 only) can be affected by a vulnerability in Pivotal Sprint-AMQP and RabbitMQ amqp-client. The vulnerability can lead to information disclosure , as described in the “Vulnerability Details” section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-11087
**DESCRIPTION:**Pivotal Spring-AMQP and RabbitMQ amqp-client are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper validation of hostname. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to intercept traffic and view data in transit.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150541 for the current score.
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 strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None