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Security Bulletin: TLS padding vulnerability affects IBM Tivoli/Security Directory Server shipped with IBM Tivoli Network Performance Manager Wireless Platform (CVE-2014-8730)

Created by Siew Jiuan Chow on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/522599
522599

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Tivoli/Security Directory Server (ITDS/ISDS) as a component of IBM Tivoli Network Performance Manager Wireless Platform are affected by a TLS padding vulnerability, which could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information

Vulnerability Details

The following vulnerability affects IBM Security Directory Server as a component of IBM Tivoli Network Performance Manager Wireless Platform

CVEID: CVE-2014-8730

DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to check the contents of the padding bytes when using CBC cipher suites of some TLS implementations. 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) like attack to decrypt sensitive information and calculate the plaintext of secure connections.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99216 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

Affected Product and Version(s)

Product and Version shipped as component
Tivoli Network Performance Manager 1.4ITDS 6.3
Tivoli Network Performance Manager 1.3.2ITDS 6.3
Tivoli Network Performance Manager 1.3.1ITDS 6.2

Remediation/Fixes

Apply an interim fix based on the impacted version from URL below:- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21692906

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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

18 December 2014: original version

*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:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21693262

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