Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM SAN b-type Switch products could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a design error when using the SSLv3 protocol.
Vulnerability Details
CVE: 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 via 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
IBM B-type Switches and Directors.
Remediation/Fixes
FOS releases containing SSLv3 Poodle Attack Fix::
FOS 7.3.0c
FOS 7.2.1d
Firmware and Release notes:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003855
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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:
27 February 2023
UID
ssg1S1005038