Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the GSKit component of IBM Security SiteProtector System (CVE-2016-0201)

Summary

A vulnerability has been addressed in the GSKit component of IBM Security SiteProtector System.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0201 **
DESCRIPTION:** IBM GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a MD5 collision. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication credentials.

CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109310 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security SiteProtector System 3.0 and 3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:

For SiteProtector 3.0:

SiteProtector Core Component

|

ServicePack3_0_0_10.xpu

—|—

Event Collector Component

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RSEvntCol_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_9.xpu

Agent Manager Component

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AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_55.xpu

For SiteProtector 3.1.1:

SiteProtector Core Component

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ServicePack3_1_1_5.xpu

—|—

Event Collector Component

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RSEvntCol_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_1_1_5.xpu

Agent Manager Component

|

AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_1_1_25.xpu

Update Server Component

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UpdateServer_3_1_1_6.pkg

Event Archiver Component

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EventArchiver_3_1_1_4.pkg

Event Archiver Importer Component

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EventArchiverImporter_3_1_1_4.zip

Manual Upgrader Component

|

MU_3_1_1_5.xpu

Certificate Management Tools

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CertificateManagerTools_3_1_1_3.zip

Please note that the Update Server, Event Archiver and Manual Upgrader are automatically updated by default. In addition, the same versions of these components apply to both releases of SiteProtector.

Alternatively, the packages can be manually obtained from the IBM Security License Key and Download Center using the following URL:
<https://ibmss.flexnetoperations.com/service/ibms/login&gt;

The Certificate Management Tools can only be obtained from the IBM Security License Key and Download Center.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None