Security Bulletin
Summary
The Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT keys ("FREAK"), TLS/SSL client and server security vulnerability affects IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 1.6.0 SR16 FP3 and earlier. TLS/SSL is a configurable option in IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM FileNet BPM products to provide secure connections for server to server commnication, such as servers in a cluster, as well as for server to client communication. If using SSL/TLS with these server products, please refer to the sections below to remediate the FREAK security vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0138
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability in various IBM SSL/TLS implementations could allow a remote attacker to downgrade the security of certain SSL/TLS connections. An IBM SSL/TLS client implementation could accept the use of an RSA temporary key in a non-export RSA key exchange ciphersuite. This could allow a remote attacker using man-in-the-middle techniques to facilitate brute-force decryption of TLS/SSL traffic between vulnerable clients and servers. This vulnerability is also known as the FREAK attack.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/100691 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM FileNet Content Manager 4.5.1, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1 (includes CE/CPE and CSS)
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.0, 5.2.1
IBM FileNet BPM 4.5.1, 5.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6.0 SR16 FP3 + IV70681 or higher to resolve the security vulnerability. By installing the below fixes, the private IBM JRE used by Process Engine, Content Platform Engine and Content Search Services will be updated to resolve the security vulnerability.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager (FNCM) | 4.5.1 5.0.0 5.1.0 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43074 PJ43075 PJ43078 PJ43076, PJ43079 PJ43077, PJ43079 | Released on April 8, 2015: 5.1.0.0-P8CSS IF011 5.2.0.2-P8CSS-IF003 5.2.1.0-P8CSS-IF001 4.5.1.4-P8PE-IF007 5.0.0.8-P8PE-IF001 5.2.0.3-P8CPE-IF006 5.2.1.0-P8CPE-IF002 Released on April 10, 2015: eProcess-5.2.0-001.005 |
| FileNet Business Process Manager (BPM) | 4.5.1 5.0.0 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43074 PJ43075 PJ43078 PJ43076, PJ43079 PJ43077, PJ43079 | Released on April 8, 2015: 5.1.0.0-P8CSS IF011 5.2.0.2-P8CSS-IF003 5.2.1.0-P8CSS-IF001 4.5.1.4-P8PE-IF007 5.0.0.8-P8PE-IF001 5.2.0.3-P8CPE-IF006 5.2.1.0-P8CPE-IF002 Released on April 10, 2015: eProcess-5.2.0-001.005 |
| IBM Content Foundation | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43076, PJ43079 PJ43077, PJ43079 | Released on April 8, 2015: 5.2.0.3-P8CPE-IF006 5.2.1.0-P8CPE-IF002 5.2.0.2-P8CSS-IF003 5.2.1.0-P8CSS-IF001 |
| IBM Case Foundation | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43076, PJ43079 PJ43077, PJ43079 | Released on April 8, 2015: 5.2.0.3-P8CPE-IF006 5.2.1.0-P8CPE-IF002 5.2.0.2-P8CSS-IF003 5.2.1.0-P8CSS-IF001 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan of the PROSECCO team at INRIA.
Change History
8 April 2015 Original Copy Published
9 April 2015: Updated Remediation/Fixes for private JRE and Workarounds
*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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21699589