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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.2370
Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the Mozilla Network Security Services
(NSS) affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2014-1568)
11 December 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-1568
Reference: ASB-2014.0108
ASB-2014.0107
ESB-2014.1684
ESB-2014.1681
ESB-2014.1666
ESB-2014.1663
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21691656
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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the Mozilla Network Security Services
(NSS) affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2014-1568)
Document information
More support for:
Cognos Business Intelligence
Metrics Studio
Software version:
10.1, 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP Itanium, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #:
1691656
Modified date:
2014-12-10
Security Bulletin
Summary
A Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) was disclosed on Sep 24, 2014. NSS
is used by IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. IBM Cognos Metrics Manager has
addressed the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-1568
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) could allow a
remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure
to properly parse ASN.1 values in a digital signature. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability using a Bleichenbacher attack variant against
the RSA algorithm to forge RSA certificates and gain unauthorized access
to secure data. Note: This vulnerability also affects Google Chrome.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96194 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix in one of the IBM Cognos
Business Intelligence 10.x interim fixes listed as soon as practical. Note
that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM
Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.x Interim fixes
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x Interim fixes
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
Change History
Original Version Published: December 10, 2014
*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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