Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in OpenSSL shipped with IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition(CVE-2016-7055, CVE-2017-3731, CVE-2017-3732)

Summary

OpenSSL is shipped with Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting OpenSSL have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3731**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when using a specific cipher. By sending specially crafted truncated packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using CHACHA20/POLY1305 to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121312 for the current score
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)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3732**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a propagation error in the BN_mod_exp() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121313 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-7055**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in a Broadwell-specific Montgomery multiplication procedure. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger errors in public-key operations in configurations where multiple remote clients select an affected EC algorithm and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118748 for the current score
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 Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4** **

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 | 3.9.0.4 | IV94607| Please call IBM service and reference APAR IV94607, to obtain an openssl-1.0.2k fix. Only HTTPS Support for Perl Collector Install is affected.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None