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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.2389
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Cognos
Command Center (CVE-2014-3566)
12 December 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cognos Command Center
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3566
Reference: ASB-2014.0122
ESB-2014.2378
ESB-2014.2377
ESB-2014.1858
ESB-2014.1857
ESB-2014.1849
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690689
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Cognos Command Center
(CVE-2014-3566)
Document information
More support for:
Cognos Command Center
Software version:
10.1, 10.2
Operating system(s):
Windows
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1690689
Modified date:
2014-12-11
Security Bulletin
Summary
SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding
Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled
in IBM Cognos Command Center.
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
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.1, 10.2 and 10.2.0.1.
Remediation/Fixes
Remediation
The recommended solution is to apply the IBM JRE 6.0 SR16FP2 to the
following versions of
IBM Cognos Command Center:
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.1
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.0.1
The fix for all affected versions is found here: IBM Fix Central for IBM
Cognos Command Center
Installation instructions for applying the SSLv3 POODLE fix.
Part 1: For Windows servers where the Agent or Server component is installed.
Download the 32 bit IBM Java JRE (file name:
ibm-java-jre-60-win-i386.zip, Size: 75 MB).
Stop the CccServer, CccQueue and CccAgent Windows services.
Rename the <INSTALLDIR>\Common\java directory to
<INSTALLDIR>\Common\java.orig
Unpack the content of the ibm-java-jre-60-win-i386.zip file to
<INSTALLDIR>\Common\java
Start the CccAgent, CccQueue and CccServer Windows services.
Validate the installation by testing the connectivity to the agent
using the CCC Client.
Part 2: For Windows servers where any Commmand Center component is installed.
In addition to the steps described in part 1, please disable SSLv3
for the Windows servers running any IBM Cognos Command Center
components. Please refer to Microsoft Security Advisory 300908
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3009008.aspx.
Part 3: For UNIX servers where the Agent component is installed
Please update your Java Runtime Environment to a version that contains a fix
for the SSLv3 POODLE vulnerability and reconfigure the Agent installation
to use this Java Runtime Environment.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Disable SSLv3 for the Windows servers running any IBM Cognos Command
Center components. Please refer to Microsoft Security Advisory 300908
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3009008.aspx.
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
11 December 2014 Original Version 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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