Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects TS3100/TS3200 (CVE-2014-3566)

Vulnerability Details

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in TS3100/TS3200.

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 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)

Firmware versions below C50.

Apply firmware version C50 or later, available from IBM Fix Central
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/. This fix removes SSL 3.0 support.

Disable SSL 3.0 on any web browsers that are used to access the web user interface of the tape library.

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.

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22 October 2014: Original Version Published
31 October 2014: Added Fix Information

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