SB2022112250 - IBM Log Analysis update for Bouncy Castle
Published: November 22, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022112250
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13098)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application is susceptible to a chosen ciphertext attack when negotiating an RSA key exchange for any TLS cipher suite. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and decrypt HTTPS traffic or impersonate the HTTPS server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-bouncy-castle-used-by-logstash-shipped-with-ibm-operations-analytics-log-analysis-cve-2017-13098/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-bouncy-castle-used-by-logstash-shipped-with-ibm-operations-analytics-log-analysis-cve-2017-13098/</a></p><p>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6840683</p><p><br></p>