Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Netezza Platform Software (CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-0292)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 19, 2015 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Netezza Platform Software. IBM Netezza Platform Software has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-0286 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ASN1_TYPE_cmp function when attempting to compare ASN.1 boolean types. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash any certificate verification operation and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101666 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0292 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when processing base64 encoded data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted base 64 data to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101670 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.0.2.16-P2 and earlier

IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.0.4.8-P2 and earlier

IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.1.0.5-P2 and earlier

IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.0.4-P2 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Netezza Platform Software| 7.0.2.16-P3|
| Link to IBM Fix Central
IBM Netezza Platform Software| 7.0.4.8-P3|
| Link to IBM Fix Central
IBM Netezza Platform Software| 7.1.0.5-P3|
| Link to IBM Fix Central
IBM Netezza Platform Software| 7.2.0.4-P3|
| Link to IBM Fix Central

For IBM Netezza Platform Software 6.0.8.x and earlier, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None