Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server (CVE-2016-2107)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on May 3, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. IBM InfoSphere Information Server has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2107 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when the connection uses an AES CBC cipher and the server support AES-NI. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability via the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt traffic.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112854 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud| 11.5| JR56336| --Upgrade to DataDirect ODBC drivers version 7.1.6
--Use TechNote to choose which OpenSSL version the drivers will use
--Use TechNote to follow additional post installation configuration steps
InfoSphere Information Server| 11.3| JR56336| --Upgrade to DataDirect ODBC drivers version 7.1.6
--Use TechNote to choose which OpenSSL version the drivers will use
--Use TechNote to follow additional post installation configuration steps
InfoSphere Information Server| 9.1| JR56336| --Upgrade to DataDirect ODBC drivers version 7.1.6
--Use TechNote to choose which OpenSSL version the drivers will use
--Use TechNote to follow additional post installation configuration steps
InfoSphere Information Server| 8.7| JR56336| --Upgrade to DataDirect ODBC drivers version 7.1.6
--Use TechNote to choose which OpenSSL version the drivers will use
--Use TechNote to follow additional post installation configuration steps
InfoSphere Information Server| 8.5| JR56336| Contact IBM Customer Support.

For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.1 and 8.5, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

28 October 2016: Original Version Published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

PSIRT 76545

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