Security Bulletin
Summary
The RC4 “Bar Mitzvah” Attack for SSL/TLS affects Tivoli Netcool Service Quality Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-2808
DESCRIPTION: The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely expose account credentials without requiring an active man-in-the-middle session. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to retrieve credit card data or other sensitive information. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as "Bar Mitzvah Attack".
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
This vulnerability affects Tivoli Netcool Service Quality Manager 4.1.4
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions.
The IBM Java Runtime Environment Technology Edition, Version 5.0 Service Refresh 16 Fix Pack 9 can be downloaded from the IBM Fix Central site:
https://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/WSA/0527u/2/j564redist.tar.gz
To install the patch the following procedure has to be performed on TNSQM servers:
$ sap stop
$ sapmon stop
$ sapmgr stop
$ cd ${WMCROOT}/java
$ mv jre jre.old
$ gunzip -c <location of patch>/jre564redist.tar.gz | tar -xf -
$ sapmon start
$ sapmgr start
$ sap start
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins
References
*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.
Product Synonym
TNSQM
Was this topic helpful?
Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21882689