Security Bulletin
Summary
GSKit is an IBM component that is used by IBM Security SiteProtector System. The GSKit that is shipped with SiteProtector contains a security vulnerability known as “FREAK: Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT keys", a TLS/SSL client and server vulnerability. IBM Security SiteProtector System has addressed the applicable CVE.
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 https://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 Security SiteProtector System 3.0, 3.1.0 and 3.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:
For SiteProtector 3.0:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_0_0_7.xpu
Event Collector Component: RSEvntCol_WINNT_ST_3_0_0_6.xpu
Agent Manager Component: AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_37.xpu
For SiteProtector 3.1.0:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_1_0_4.xpu
Event Collector Component: RSEvntCol_WINNT_ST_3_1_0_4.xpu
Agent Manager Component: AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_19.xpu
For SiteProtector 3.1.1:
SiteProtector Core Component: ServicePack3_1_1_2.xpu
Event Collector Component: RSEvntCol_WINNT_ST_3_1_1_2.xpu
Agent Manager Component: AgentManager_WINNT_XXX_ST_3_0_0_7.xpu
Update Server Component: UpdateServer_3_1_1_2.pkg
Event Archiver Component: EventArchiver_3_1_1_2.pkg
Event Archiver Importer Component: EventArchiverImporter_3_1_1_2.zip
Manual Upgrader Component: MU_3_1_1_3.xpu
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
27 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21699821