IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability identified in OpenSSL shipped with IBM API Connect (CVE-2016-8610) - United States  SECURITY BULLETIN

SUMMARY
 An SSL vulnerability was disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. IBM API Connect has addressed the applicable CVE. 

VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVEID:CVE-2016-8610 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8610]
DESCRIPTION:SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296]for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) 

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS
IBM API Connect V5.0.0.0 - V5.0.6.1

REMEDIATION/FIXES
 

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 - 5.0.6.1 LI79599 Apply IBM API Connect V5.0.6.2 or later [https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.6.2&platform=All&function=all] 
WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS
None

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REFERENCES
Complete CVSS v3 Guide [http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide] 
On-line Calculator v3 [http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0] 

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IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog [http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt] 

CHANGE HISTORY
 04 May 2017: 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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Answer: VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVEID:CVE-2016-8610 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8610]
DESCRIPTION:SSL/TLS protocol is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing ALERT packets during a SSL handshake. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: Seehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118296]for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) 

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS
IBM API Connect V5.0.0.0 - V5.0.6.1

REMEDIATION/FIXES
 

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 - 5.0.6.1 LI79599 Apply IBM API Connect V5.0.6.2 or later [https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.6.2&platform=All&function=all] 
WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS
None