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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1915
Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects RLKS Administration and
Reporting tool (CVE-2014-3566)
23 October 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM RLKS Administration and Reporting tool
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3566
Reference: ASB-2014.0122
ESB-2014.1913
ESB-2014.1896
ESB-2014.1895
ESB-2014.1869
ESB-2014.1868.2
ESB-2014.1858
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687545
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects RLKS Administration and
Reporting tool (CVE-2014-3566)
Security Bulletin
Document information
Software version:
8.1.4, 8.1.4.2, 8.1.4.3, 8.1.4.4
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1687545
Modified date:
2014-10-21
Summary
SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding
Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled
in RLKS Administration and Reporting tool.
Vulnerability Details
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)
Affected Products and Versions
Following versions of RLKS Administration and Reporting tool are affected:
8.1.4
8.1.4.2
8.1.4.3
8.1.4.4
Note: RLKS Administration Agent is not affected due to this vulnerability.
Remediation/Fixes
None.
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.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Shutdown RLKS Administration and Reporting tool and take following actions:
1. Go to location <install_dir>/RLKSAdmin/server/tomcat/conf
2. Edit server.xml file
3. Replace the line
sslProtocol="${jazz.connector.sslProtocol}"
with
sslEnabledProtocols="TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2"
4. Start RLKS Administration and Reporting tool.
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Subscribe to Security Bulletins
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 21 Oct 2014: Original copy published
*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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