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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1455
Security Bulletin: TLS timing vulnerability in Policy Tester
(CVE-2014-0411)
27 August 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Policy Tester
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0411
Reference: ASB-2014.0005
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21682643
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Security Bulletin: TLS timing vulnerability in Policy Tester (CVE-2014-0411)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Rational Policy Tester
Software version:
8.5
Operating system(s):
Windows
Reference #:
1682643
Modified date:
2014-08-26
Summary
Previous releases of IBM Rational Policy Tester are affected by a transport
layer security (TLS) timing vulnerability reported in the IBM Runtime
Environment, Java(TM) Technology Edition, Version 6.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0411
Description:
Timing differences based on validity of TLS messages can be exploited to
decrypt the entire session.
The attack does not require local network access or authentication, but a high
degree of specialized knowledge and techniques are required. An exploit would
not affect the availability of the system, but it could impact the
confidentiality of information and the integrity of data.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90357 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV/N:AC/H:Au/N:C/P:I/P:A/N)
Affected Products and Versions:
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational Policy Tester 8.5
Remediation/Fixes
Policy Tester version Remediation
8.5 POLTEST-Windows-8.5.0.5-iFix-002
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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