Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects Watson Explorer (CVE-2016-2107)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on May 3, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by the Watson Explorer Foundational Components. Watson Explorer has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2016-2107

DESCRIPTION:
OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when the connection uses an AES CBC cipher and the server supports AES-NI. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability via the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt traffic.
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112854&gt; 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

This vulnerability apply to the following products and versions:

• Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3
• Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2
• Watson Explorer Foundational Components versions 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.6
• InfoSphere Data Explorer versions 8.2 - 8.2-4

Remediation/Fixes

Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of OpenSSL.

The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the link to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at <http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.1 Foundational Components and Upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Version 11.0.1 for download information and instructions.
Watson Explorer Foundational Components| 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2| Upgrade to Version 10.0.0.3

See Watson Explorer Version 10.0.0.3 Foundational Components and Upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Version 8.2-5, 9.0.0.7, or 10.0.0.3 for download information and instructions.

Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information.
Watson Explorer Foundational Components | 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.6| Upgrade to Version 9.0.0.7

See Watson Explorer Version 9.0.0.7 Foundational Components and Upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Version 8.2-5, 9.0.0.7, or 10.0.0.3 for download information and instructions.

Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information.
InfoSphere Data Explorer| 8.2 - 8.2-4| Upgrade to Version 8.2-5 (8.2.0.5)

See Watson Explorer Version 8.2-5 (8.2.0.5) Foundational Components and Upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Version 8.2-5, 9.0.0.7, or 10.0.0.3 for download information and instructions.

Note: For SUSE Linux 11 contact IBM Support for more information.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.