An OpenSSL vulnerability was disclosed on February 26, 2019 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL, used by IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center), has addressed the applicable CVE.
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1559
Description: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to immediately close the TCP connection after the hosts encounter a zero-length record with valid padding. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a 0-byte record padding-oracle attack to decrypt traffic.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157514> for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Product | Affected Versions |
---|---|
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center | 5.2.0 - 5.2.7.1 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.2.8 - 5.2.17.2 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.3.0 - 5.3.2 |
The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.
Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.
Release |
First Fixing
VRM Level
| Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target
—|—|—
5.2 | 5.2.17.3 | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0>
5.3 | 5.3.3 | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0>
Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.
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