Security Bulletin: Query Parameter in SSL Request vulnerability affects IBM Security Guardium (CVE-2016-0248)

Summary

IBM Security Guardium transmits query parameters in SSL requests, that could be intercepted by a remote attacker using man in the middle techniques

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0248**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Guardium transmits query parameters in SSL requests, that could be intercepted by a remote attacker using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110458&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security GuardiumV9x and 10

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM Security Guardium | 9x| https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%2BSecurity&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_9.0p700_GPU_September-2016_64-bit,SqlGuard_9.0p1086_LanguageUpdate_GPU-700_64-bit,SqlGuard_9.0p700_GPU_September-2016_32-bit,SqlGuard_9.0p1086_LanguageUpdate_GPU-700_32-bit&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
IBM Security Guardium |
10| https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%2BSecurity&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_10.0p100_GPU-May-2016-V10.1&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None