Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a security advisory for openSSL_1.1.1k which is used by IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors 4.0.1
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3712
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read when processing ASN.1 strings. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208073 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-3711
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the EVP_PKEY_decrypt() function within implementation of the SM2 decryption. By sending specially crafted SM2 content, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208072 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors | 4.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VMRF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors | 4.0.1 SP08 | PSIRTs Only | https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7ETivoli&product=ibm/Tivoli/Netcool+System+Service+Monitor&release=4.0.1.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=4.0.1.3-TIV-SSM-IF0008&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
02 Dec 2021: 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:
13 December 2021
UID
ibm16525778