Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GSKit affect IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications (CVE-2015-7421, CVE-2015-7420)

Summary

Vulnerabilities were discovered in GSKit. IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications uses GSKit and addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7421**
DESCRIPTION:** A vulnerability in GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The internal ICC PRNG pool state is duplicated during a fork() system call operation which results in a period of time where child processes may generate identical PRNG output to the parent. This may allow possible attacks related to predicable state which an attacker could exploit.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107695&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)

CVEID: CVE-2015-7420**
DESCRIPTION:** A vulnerability in GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The GSKit PRNG state is duplicated during a fork() system call operation which results in a period of time where child processes may generate identical PRNG output to the parent.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107694&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 Content Collector for SAP Applications 2.2
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications 3.0
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications 4.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM provides patches for the affected version. Follow the installation instructions in the README files that is included in the patch.

Note: ICCSAP V2.2.0 has reached end of support, and is no longer available for download.
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications| 3.0.0.2| HE12486 | Apply GSKit Update 3.0.0.2-ICCSAP-Client-GSKit-8.0.50.57, and 3.0.0.2-ICCSAP-Server-GSKit-8.0.50.57, which are available from Fix Central
For the download details, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041621
IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications| 4.0.0.1| HE12487 | Apply GSKit Update 4.0.0.1-ICCSAP-Base-GSKit-8.0.50.57, and 4.0.0.1-ICCSAP-Addons-GSKit-8.0.50.57, which are available from Fix Central
For the download details, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041620
Note that the fixes for V3.0.0.2 and V4.0.0.1 are also covered in this bulletin: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974333&gt;, where additional CVEs apply.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.