Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in nss-softokn affects IBM Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2015-2730)

Summary

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications.

IBM Security Access Manager for Web is affected by a vulnerability in the nss-softokn package.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-2730**
DESCRIPTION:** Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to properly handle certain exceptional cases by the Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC) multiplication for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) signature validation in Network Security Services (NSS). By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to forge signatures.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/104386 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.