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                               ESB-2014.2447
         Security Bulletin: TLS padding vulnerability affects IBM
          Content Collector for SAP Applications (CVE-2014-8730)
                             18 December 2014

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Reduced Security       -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-8730  

Reference:         ESB-2014.2441
                   ESB-2014.2440
                   ESB-2014.2421
                   ESB-2014.2407
                   ESB-2014.2404
                   ESB-2014.2375
                   ESB-2014.2325

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21692911

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Security Bulletin: TLS padding vulnerability affects IBM Content Collector for
SAP Applications (CVE-2014-8730)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

Content Collector for SAP Applications

Software version:

3.0.0, 4.0.0

Operating system(s):

AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Reference #:

1692911

Modified date:

2014-12-17

Summary

Transport Layer Security (TLS) padding vulnerability via a POODLE (Padding 
Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) like attack affects IBM Content 
Collector for SAP Applications

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8730

DESCRIPTION:

IBM HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information,
caused by the failure to check the contents of the padding bytes when using 
CBC cipher suites of some TLS implementations. 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) like attack to decrypt
sensitive information and calculate the plain text of secure connections.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99216 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

This vulnerability affects product versions:

    IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications V3.0

    IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications V4.0

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

On the system where the server package (V3.0) or the base package (V4.0) is 
installed, complete these steps :

   1. Stop Collector Server.

   2. Set the following environment variable for the user that starts 
      Collector Server (archpro):

   GSK_STRICTCHECK_CBCPADBYTES=GSK_TRUE

   3. Restart Collector Server.

On the system where the client package (V3.0) or the add-ons package (V4.0) is
installed and where Archiving Client, Viewing Client, or an application that 
uses the API of Content Collector for SAP (csclient.dll) are running, complete
these steps:

   1. Stop all running clients.

   2. Set the following environment variable for the user that starts the 
      clients:

    GSK_STRICTCHECK_CBCPADBYTES=GSK_TRUE

   3. Restart the clients.

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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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