Security Bulletin
Summary
MQ for HPE NonStop Server may be using weaker than expected security due to an algorithmic problem within OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-4160
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the MIPS32 and MIPS64 squaring procedure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218394 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ for HPE NonStop | 8.1.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
17 May 2022: Initial Publication
*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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 July 2022
UID
ibm16588821