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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM PureApplication System (CVE-2014-3566)

Security Bulletin


Summary

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in IBM PureApplication System.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2014-3566

DESCRIPTION:
The product might allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, which is caused by a design error when you are using the SSLv3 protocol. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack might exploit this vulnerability using a POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt SSL sessions and access the plain text 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

  • IBM PureApplication System V2.0
  • IBM PureApplication System V1.1
  • IBM PureApplication System V1.0

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply the following IBM PureApplication System version fixes.

Upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix level:

  • IBM PureApplication System V2.0
    Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.0.0.1 Interim fix2
  • IBM PureApplication System V1.1
    Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V1.1.0.5 Interim fix1
  • IBM PureApplication System V1.0
    Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V1.0.0.4 Interim fix11


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.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

Change History

25 March 2015: 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21698027

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