Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Directory Server CPU utilization - shipped with AIX and VIOS (CVE-2014-0963)

Summary

IBM Security Directory Server, formerly known as IBM Tivoli Directory Server, is affected by a problem that is related to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) implementation. Some conditions can cause the processor utilization to rapidly increase, resulting in a denial of service.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-0963

CVSS and DESCRIPTION: Please refer to the following link:

IBM Security Directory Server CPU utilization (CVE-2014-0963)

Affected Products and Versions

AIX 5.3, 6.1 and 7.1.
VIOS 2.2.x

Remediation/Fixes

The GSKit package contains a fix and needs to be installed on AIX/VIOS systems.

If your GSKit is older than the corresponding levels that are in the following list, update your GSKit to the specified version, or later. To determine which version of the GSKit component is installed, enter the following command:
lslpp -l | grep -i gsk

The fixes for the GSKit components can be downloaded at the following links:

GSKit V7.0.4.50

GSKit V8.0.14.43

GSKit V8.0.50.20

When you are using GSKitV8, your IBM Security Directory Server or IBM Tivoli Directory Server must be at version 6.3.0.26 or higher. This version avoids a compatibility issue between the IBM Security Directory Server component and the new GSKitV8 fix packs. Refer to the above mentioned link under “CVSS and DESCRIPTIONS”. To determine the installed version of the IBM Security Directory Server, enter the following command:
lslpp -l | grep idsldap