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HistorySep 08, 2021 - 10:02 a.m.

Security Bulletin: CVE-2020-1971 vulnerability in OpenSSL may affect IBM Workload Scheduler

2021-09-0810:02:39
www.ibm.com
25

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

66.1%

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2020-1971 has been disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Workload Scheduler. IBM Workload Scheduler has addressed the CVE

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-1971
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192748 for the current score.
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

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Workload Automation 9.5
IBM Workload Automation 9.4

Remediation/Fixes

APAR IJ30802 has been opened to address the openssl vulnerabilities for IBM Workload Scheduler.
APAR IJ30802 has been included in 9.5.0.04. For release 9.4, the apar is available on FixCentral for download, to be applied on top of 9.4.0.07.
For Unsupported releases IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

66.1%