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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Workload Deployer (CVE-2014-3566)

Created by Tracy L Clark on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/259263
259263

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 Workload Deployer.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: 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

IBM Workload Deployer version 3.1 and later

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply the IBM Workload Deployer Interim Fix 8.

Upgrade the IBM Workload Deployer to the following fix level:

Product
VRMF
Remediation/First Fix
IBM Workload Deployer SystemRelease V3.1.0.7IWD 3.1.0.7 Interim Fix 8

http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Workload+Deployer&release=3.1.0.7&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=3.1.0.7-ifix8-IBM_Workload_Deployer&includeSupersedes=0
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

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

25 March 2015: Original version published
29 June 2015: Updated remediation fix level

*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

swg21700485

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