Security Bulletin
Summary
SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in IBM BNT Uplink Ethernet Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in IBM BNT Uplink Ethernet Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter.
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566
Description: IBM BNT Uplink Ethernet Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter 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 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 1:10G Switch for BladeCenter — All releases
- IBM 1G Switch for BladeCenter — All releases
Remediation/Fixes:
None
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
IBM recommends that you disable SSLv3 from any internet browsers
that you use with the IBM BNT Uplink Ethernet Switch Modules for
IBM BladeCenter. For instructions on how to disable SSLv3 on any
browsers, please refer to its product documentation from the
browser vendor. Here are the instructions for certain browsers:
Internet Explorer:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3009008.aspx
FireFox: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
Chrome:
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/this-poodle-bites-exploiting-ssl-30.html
You should verify disabling SSLv3 on your browser will not cause any compatibility issues.
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. Again, you should verify disabling SSLv3 does not cause any compatibility issues.
References:
Related Information:
IBM
Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
22 April 2015: Original Copy Published
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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:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5097612