Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities along with SSL 3 Fallback protection (TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV) were disclosed on October 15, 2014 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM SONAS.
IBM SONAS has addressed the applicable CVEs and included the SSL 3.0 Fallback protection (TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV) provided by OpenSSL
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3513
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in the DTLS Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) extension parsing code. By sending multiple specially-crafted handshake messages, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust all available memory of an SSL/TLS or DTLS server.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97035 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3567
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak when handling failed session ticket integrity checks. By sending an overly large number of invalid session tickets, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust all available memory of an SSL/TLS or DTLS server.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97036 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3568
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker bypass security restrictions. When configured with "no-ssl3" as a build option, servers could accept and complete a SSL 3.0 handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97037 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SONAS, all releases, use OpenSSL that is affected by this vulnerability.
Remediation/Fixes
A fix for these issues is in version 1.5.2.1 of IBM SONAS. Customers running an affected version of SONAS should upgrade to 1.5.2.1 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.
Please contact IBM support for assistance in upgrading your system.
Workarounds and Mitigations
IBM recommends that you reduce your exposure to these vulnerabilities by taking all of the following actions:
1. Upgrade affected versions of IBM SONAS to version 1.5.2.1
2. Implement comprehensive IT security practices, such as the use of firewalls, strong authentication, intrusion detection, virus protection, and remote monitoring.
3. Review your entire environment to disable the SSLv3 protocol. The most immediate action that can be taken is disabling SSLv3. Again, you should verify disabling SSLv3 does not cause any compatibility issues.
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References
Change History
20 November 2014 : First draft
21 May 2015 : Second draft. Updated with notification of further fix
*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
ssg1S1005000