Security Bulletin
Summary
An attacker using a carefully crafted handshake can force the use of weak keying material in OpenSSL SSL/TLS clients and servers. This can be exploited by a Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack where the attacker can decrypt and modify traffic from the attacked client and server.
Vulnerability Details
Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerability in OpenSSL
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0224
DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability
An attacker using a carefully crafted handshake can force the use
of weak keying material in OpenSSL SSL/TLS clients and servers.
This can be exploited by a Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack where
the attacker can decrypt and modify traffic from the attacked
client and server.
The attack can only be performed between a vulnerable client *and*
server. OpenSSL clients are vulnerable in all versions of OpenSSL.
SVC and Storwize systems use OpenSSL server functionality and some
versions are vulnerable (see below).
CVE-2014-0224
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93586
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM SAN Volume Controller
- Storwize V7000 for Lenovo
- Storwize V5000 for Lenovo
- Storwize V3700 for Lenovo
- Storwize V3500 for Lenovo
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V3700 and V3500, install the following code levels or higher:
- 7.1.0.10
- 7.2.0.7
- 7.3.0.3
Get the latest
- Latest SAN Volume Controller Code
- Latest Storwize V7000 Code
- Latest Storwize V5000 Code
- Latest Storwize V3700 Code
- Latest Storwize V3500 Code
Workarounds and Mitigations
Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Complete CVSS GuideOn-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web PortalIBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
24 Jun 2014: First draft
*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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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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
25 March 2023
UID
ibm1MIGR-5098338