Security Bulletin
Summary
The Logjam Attack on TLS connections using the Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange protocol affects IBM Security Access Manager for Web and IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4000
DESCRIPTION: The TLS protocol could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly convey a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite choice. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to force a downgrade to 512-bit export-grade cipher. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to recover the session key as well as modify the contents of the traffic. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as "Logjam".
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103294 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 Tivoli Access Manager for e-business versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1
IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 7.0 software
IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 7.0 appliance, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 8.0 appliance, all firmware versions
Remediation/Fixes
The table below provides links to patches for all affected IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliance versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web (appliance-based) | 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.0.15 | IV75309 | Apply the 7.0.0.16 interim fix: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0016 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0.0.1 - 8.0.1.3 | IV75304 | Upgrade to the 8.0.1.3 interim fix: 8.0.1.3-ISS-WGA-IF0001 |
The table below describes the remediation for all affected IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and IBM Security Access Manager for Web software versions.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business | 6.0 | IV75107 | 1) Apply the 6.0.0.40 interim fix: 6.0.0-ISS-TAM-IF0040 2) Upgrade the WebSphere Application Server installations in your environment as described in this bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21957980 |
| IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business | 6.1 | IV75107 | 1) Apply the 6.1.0.21 interim fix: 6.1.0-ISS-TAM-IF0021 2) Upgrade the WebSphere Application Server installations in your environment as described in this bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21957980 |
| IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business | 6.1.1 | IV75309 | 1) Apply the 6.1.1.20 interim fix: 6.1.1-ISS-TAM-IF0020 2) Upgrade the WebSphere Application Server installations in your environment as described in this bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21957980 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web (software-installation) | 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.0.15 | IV75309 | 1) Apply the 7.0.0.16 interim fix: 7.0.0-ISS-SAM-IF0016 2) Upgrade the WebSphere Application Server installations in your environment as described in this bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21957980 |
You should verify applying this configuration change does not cause any compatibility issues. If you change the default setting after applying the fix, you will expose yourself to the attack described above. IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify other areas where you have enabled the Diffie-Hellman key-exchange protocol used in TLS and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.
For IBM Tivoli Access Manager 5.1, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
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References
Acknowledgement
Reported to IBM by The WeakDH team at https://weakdh.org
Change History
26 July 2015: Original 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21962244