Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop (CVE-2016-7055, CVE-2017-3732)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on November 10, 2016 and January 26, 2017 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-7055**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in a Broadwell-specific Montgomery multiplication procedure. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger errors in public-key operations in configurations where multiple remote clients select an affected EC algorithm and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118748 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:L)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3732**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a propagation error in the BN_mod_exp() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121313 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.0
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.1
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for HP NonStop 3.6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information about the available fixes.

You should verify that applying this configuration change does not cause any compatibility issues.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None available