Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability has been addressed in the GSKit, component of Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) .
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0201
DESCRIPTION: IBM GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a MD5 collision. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109310 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) versions 11.70 and 12.10.
Remediation/Fixes
This vulnerability affects the OpenSSL component of GSKit. GSKit is a shared library component of Informix Dynamic Server (IDS). To resolve this vulnerability, apply the fix for the GSKit component..
Product | Remediation/First Fix (GSKit 8.50.57) |
IDS 11.70
and IDS 12.10 | Linux: x86_32, x86_64, ARM_32, ARM_64
Linux: pSeries_64, zSeries_31, zSeries_64 Aix: pSeries_32, pSeries_64 Mac: x86_64 |
For upsupported IDS versions, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version /release/ platform of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
22 January 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 June 2021
UID
swg21974785