Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments are vulnerabile to Logjam (CVE-2015-4000)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrurm Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments are vulnerable to Logjam (CVE-2015-4000).

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 Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client	8.1.7.0-8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows) 8.1.9.0-8.1.9.1 (AIX)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management	8.1.7.0-8.1.9.1 (Linux) 8.1.9.0-8.1.9.1 (AIX)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware	8.1.0.0-8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.8 (Linux and Windows)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V	8.1.4.0-8.1.9.0 (Windows)

Remediation/Fixes

Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Release	First Fixing VRM Level	*APAR*	*Platform*	*Link to Fix*
8.1	8.1.10	IT32317	AIX Linux Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6223388

Spectrum Protect for Space Management Release	First Fixing VRM Level	*Platform*	*Link to Fix*
8.1	8.1.10	AIX Linux	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5737761

Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release	First Fixing VRM Level	*APAR*	*Platform*	*Link to Fix*
8.1	8.1.10	IT31577	Linux Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693319
7.1	7.1.8.9	IT31577	Linux Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316625

Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Release	First Fixing VRM Level	*APAR*	*Platform*	*Link to Fix*
8.1	8.1.10	IT32315	Linux	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693319

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

15 July 2020: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments are vulnerabile to Logjam (CVE-2015-4000)