Security Bulletin: Vulnerability found in OpenSSL release used by Windows and z/OS Security Identity Adapters

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the OpenSSL release used by the Windows and z/OS Security Identity Adapters. These adapters have been upgraded to a more current OpenSSL release that corrects the CVE (CVE-2016-8610) “SSL Death Alert: OpenSSL SSL/TLS SSL3_AL_WARNING undefined alert Remote DoS” vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

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

Adapters for Tivoli Identity Manager 5.1 for Windows and z/OS platforms
IBM Security Identity Manager v6.0 Adapters for Windows and z/OS platforms
Security Identity Adapters v7.x for Windows and z/OS platforms

Remediation/Fixes

Obtain the latest GA levels of 5.1, 6.0 or 7.x adapters, as found on the Fix Link pages listed below:

Product

| Fix Link
—|—
IBM Tivoli Identity Manager 5.1 Adapters| ITIM 5.1 Adapters
ISIM v6.0 Adapters| Adapters for IBM Security Identity Manager v6.0
Security Identity v7.x Adapters for IGI, ISIM, PIM| IBM Security Identity Adapters