Security Bulletin: OpenSSL as used by IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture is vulnerable to potential denial of service (CVE-2021-3712)

Summary

OpenSSL as used by IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture is vulnerable to potential denial of service. QRadar Network Packet Capture has addressed the issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-3712
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read when processing ASN.1 strings. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208073 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.0 - 7.3.3 FP9

IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.0 - 7.4.3 FP3

IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.5.0 GA

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends customers update their systems promptly.

Product|VRMF|

Remediation/First Fix

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IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture| 7.3.0 - 7.3.3 FP9| IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.3 FP10
IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture| 7.4.0 - 7.4.3 FP3| IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.3 FP4
IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture| 7.5.0 GA| IBM QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.5.0 UP1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None