Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM SONAS (CVE-2016-8610)

Summary

OpenSSL is used by IBM SONAS, for which a fix is available for a security vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

OpenSSL is used in IBM SONAS for providing communication security by encrypting data being transmitted.

CVEID: CVE-2016-8610**
DESCRIPTION:** SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 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:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SONAS
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.5.0.0 to 1.5.2.5

Remediation/Fixes

A fix for this issue is in version 1.5.2.6 of IBM SONAS. Customers running an affected version of SONAS should upgrade to 1.5.2.6 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workaround(s): None

Mitigation(s): Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.