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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM SPSS Data Access Pack (CVE-2014-3566)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/254919
254919

Security Bulletin


Summary

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 can be configured for the IBM SPSS Data Access Pack.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566


DESCRIPTION: Product could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a design error when using the SSLv3 protocol. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability via a POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt SSL sessions and access the plaintext of encrypted connections.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97013 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

SPSS Data Access Pack 7.1, consisting of SPSS Modeler 16.0, SPSS Statistics 22.0 and SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 5.0, also includes the Progress Software Corporation DataDirect ODBC and JDBC drivers.

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

For information regarding workarounds and mitigations please refer to the Progress Software Corporation website:
https://community.progress.com/community_groups/datadirect_connect/f/16/t/13781.aspx

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify areas that enable the SSLv3 protocol and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. The most immediate mitigation action that can be taken is disabling SSLv3. You should verify disabling SSLv3 does not cause any compatibility issues.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

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Acknowledgement

Progress Software Corporation

Change History

24 October 2014 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 April 2020

UID

swg21688151

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