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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Worklight and IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation (CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2015-0204)

Created by Shyamala Rajagopalan on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/256959
256959

Security Bulletin


Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on January 8, 2015 by the OpenSSL Project. This includes the vulnerability that has been referred to as “FREAK”. OpenSSL is used by IBM Worklight and IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation when the optional FIPS 140-2 data-in-motion feature is enabled on the Android and iOS platforms. IBM Worklight and IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation have addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2014-3570
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in OpenSSL related to the production of incorrect results on some platforms by Bignum squaring (BN_sqr) has an unknown attack vector and impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99710 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-3572
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could provide weaker than expected security. The client accepts a handshake using an ephemeral ECDH ciphersuite with the server key exchange message omitted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 1.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99705 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0204
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in the ssl3_get_key_exchange function. The client accepts the use of an RSA temporary key in a non-export RSA key exchange ciphersuite. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to facilitate brute-force decryption.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99707 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 Worklight Consumer Edition Versions 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1 and 6.1.0.2
  • IBM Worklight Enterprise Edition Versions 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1 and 6.1.0.2
  • IBM Worklight Foundation Consumer Edition Version 6.2.0.0 and 6.2.0.1
  • IBM Worklight Foundation Enterprise Edition Version 6.2.0.0 and 6.2.0.1
  • IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Version 6.3.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

Download the latest interim fix for your product and version containing APAR PI34896:


V6.1.0: IBM Worklight Consumer Edition, IBM Worklight Enterprise Edition

V6.2.0: IBM Worklight Foundation Consumer Edition, IBM Worklight Foundation Enterprise Edition

V6.3.0: IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

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OpenSSL Project vulnerability website (for detail on what versions are affected)
OpenSSL Advisory on above listed CVEs

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

6 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:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21698574

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