Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4 - HTTPS support for Perl Collector install (CVE-2016-2842).

Summary

This bulletin addresses CVE-2016-2842 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4.

Vulnerability Details

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4. IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4 addressed the applicable CVEs with the details provided in:
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4

An additional CVE, CVE-2016-2842, was also fixed but was not initially included in the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project announcement or in the associated security bulletin for this product. This bulletin only addresses CVE-2016-2842. Please see the bulletin linked above for the other CVEs that were addressed by the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project.

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842 Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds by the doapr_outch function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted string to cause an out-of-bounds write or consume an overly large amount of resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111304 for more information
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

IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition V3.9 Fix Pack 4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9 Fix Pack 4

| IV82599| Please call IBM service and reference APAR IV82599, to obtain a fix forPerl Collector OpenSSL fix. A formal fix will also be provided as part of Network Manager 3.9 Fix Pack 5.
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Workarounds and Mitigations

None