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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM QRadar SIEM. (CVE-2014-3566)

Created by Sean Peppard on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/520233
520233

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 QRadar SIEM.

Vulnerability Details


CVE-ID: 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 QRadar SIEM 7.2.3 Patch 4 and below.
  • IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 8 and below.
  • IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager 7.2.3 Patch 4 and below.
  • IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.2.3 Patch 4 and below.
  • IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.1 MR2 Patch 8 and below.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

Remediation/First Fix
  • IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.3
  • IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager 7.2.3
  • IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.2.3
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.4 Patch 1
  • IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2
  • IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.1 MR2
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 9


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

*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:
23 February 2022

UID

swg21691209

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