Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 6 that is used by Power Hardware Management Console. This also includes a fix for the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) SSLv3 vulnerability (CVE-2014-3566). These were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2014.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-6512
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97147 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-6457
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97148 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-6558
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97151 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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 using 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 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/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
Power HMC V7.7.3.0
Power HMC V7.7.7.0
Power HMC V7.7.8.0
Power HMC V7.7.9.0
Power HMC V8.8.1.0
Power HMC V8.8.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
The following versions of Power HMC (Hardware Management Console) have fixes available:
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| Power HMC | V7.7.3.0 SP7 (see Notes) | MB03838 | Apply MH01456 (Service Pack 7) |
| Power HMC | V7.7.7.0 SP4 | MB03867 | Apply eFix MH01482 |
| Power HMC | V7.7.8.0 SP2 | MB03809 | Apply MH01432 (Service Pack 2) |
| Power HMC | V7.7.9.0 SP1 | MB03869 | Apply eFix MH01512 |
| Power HMC | V8.8.1.0 SP1 | MB03866 | Apply eFix MH01481 |
| Power HMC | V8.8.2.0 | MB03871 | Apply eFix MH01486 |
1. HMC V7.7.3 support is extended only for managing the Power 775 (9125-F2C) also called "PERCS" and "IH". End Of Service date for managing all other server models was 2013.05.31.
2. After applying the PTF, you should restart the HMC.
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
*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:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1020629