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HistoryJan 31, 2019 - 2:25 a.m.

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSL affects IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter

2019-01-3102:25:02

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7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

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Summary

An SSL vulnerability was disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

Summary

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

Product	Affected Version
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware	9.1
QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter	7.10
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter	9.0

Remediation/Fixes

Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: <http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>

Product	Fixed Version
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware
qlgc_fw_flex_9.1.10.01.00_anyos_noarch	9.1.10.01.00
QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter
qlgc_fw_bcsw_7.10.1.41.00_anyos_noarch	7.10.1.41.00
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter
qlgc_fw_bcsw_9.0.3.20.00_anyos_noarch	9.0.3.20.00

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

References

Acknowledgement

None.

Change History
01 June, 2017: Original Version Published

The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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