IT01111: SECURITY CVE-2014-0852 SSL/TLS SIDE CHANNEL DECRYPTION VULNERABILITY

Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using side channel timing based analysis it might be possible to
  decrypt a secret SSL/TLS session key of a sniffed session of a
  DataPower device.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• DataPower appliances might be subject to side channel timing
  based attacks resulting in the decryption of an SSL/TLS secured
  transaction.  This can only occur if the attacker is on the same
  LAN network as the DataPower device.  The attacker has to send
  several million requests to DataPower and monitor the responses.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is available in 5.0.0.16, 6.0.0.8, and 6.0.1.4.
  
  
  For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R601 PSY

     UP