Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2183
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Monitoring 8.1.3
IBM Application Diagnostics 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Base Private 8.1.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Advanced Private 8.1.4
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | Remediation |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Base Private IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Advanced Private |
8.1.4 | The vulnerability can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0006 server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004027 |
| IBM Monitoring IBM Application Diagnostics IBM Application Performance Management IBM Application Performance Management Advanced |
8.1.3 | The vulnerability can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0013 server patch to the system where the APM server is installed: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004068 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
Original Published 8 Oct 2018
*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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
04 October 2018
UID
ibm10733835