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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in Micosoft SQL Server Express shipped with IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere CVE-2014-3566

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/302019
302019

Security Bulletin


Summary

Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 is shipped with IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere. Information about a security vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

The affected part is the database communication between the Control Room and the Microsoft SQL Server database.




DESCRIPTION: IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 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 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 Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere v10.0 and v10.0 CF2017.12

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by Microsoft SQL Server Expresss 2014 which is shipped with IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere.


Principal Product and VersionsAffected Supporting Product and VersionsAffected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation AnywhereMicrosoft SQL Server Express 2014Microsoft security advisory: Vulnerability in SSL 3.0 could allow information disclosure: October 15, 2014
The provided Microsoft SQL Server Express installation image in the IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere Control Room installation package is at level 2014 SP1 Cumulative Update 4 which defaults database communication to SSLv3 to clients. IBM recommends upgrading to the latest Cumulative Update of Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014. Upgrading to Cumulative Update 5 and later changes communication to TLS 1.2. See the Microsoft SQL Server article on enabling TLS 1.2 protocols.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server Express SP1 Cumulative Update 5 and later resolves CVE-2014-3566 with the provided express install. No configuration change is needed for IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere.

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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

29 Jan 2018: initial 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

swg22012025

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