Security Bulletin
Summary
The RC4 Bar Mitzvah Attack for SSL/TLS affects IBM Systems Director Storage Control.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
The RC4 Bar Mitzvah Attack for SSL/TLS affects IBM Systems Director Storage Control.
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2808
Description: The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely expose account credentials without requiring an active man-in-the-middle session. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to retrieve credit card data or other sensitive information. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as "Bar Mitzvah Attack."
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851
for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected products and versions
From the IBM System Director command line enter smcli lsver to determine the level of IBM Systems Director installed.
| Affected Product and Version(s) | Product and Version shipped as a component |
|---|---|
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.1.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.2.1.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.1.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.2.1.2 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.1.1 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.0.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.2.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.1.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.2.1 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.1.1 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.3.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.2.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.3.1 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.2.1 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.3.2 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.2.2 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.4.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.3.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.4.1 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.3.1 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.6.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.5.0 |
| IBM Systems Director Storage Control 4.2.7.0 | IBM Systems Director 6.3.6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes:
Follow the instructions mentioned under http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support/ and search for Tech note 746690234 to apply the fix.
Workarounds and Mitigations:
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM
Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
29 June 2015: Original Copy Published
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References
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Disclaimer
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Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5098435