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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.1089
  Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects WebSphere
     Transformation Extender Secure Adapter Collection (CVE-2015-2808)
                               21 April 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   HP Itanium
                   HP-UX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Mitigation
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-2808  

Reference:         ESB-2015.0962
                   ESB-2015.0961
                   ESB-2015.0960
                   ESB-2015.0958
                   ESB-2015.0956
                   ESB-2015.0955
                   ESB-2015.0954
                   ESB-2015.0953
                   ESB-2015.0950.2
                   ESB-2015.0949.2
                   ESB-2015.0948.2
                   ESB-2015.0947.2
                   ESB-2015.0946.2
                   ESB-2015.0944.2

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883021

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects WebSphere 
Transformation Extender Secure Adapter Collection (CVE-2015-2808)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:

WebSphere Transformation Extender

Secure Adapter Collection

Software version:

8.4.1.1, 8.4.1.2

Operating system(s):

AIX, HP Itanium, HP-UX, Linux, Linux zSeries, Solaris, Windows

Reference #:

1883021

Modified date:

2015-04-20

Summary

The RC4 Bar Mitzvah Attack for SSL/TLS affects IBM WebSphere Transformation 
Extender Secure Adapter Collection.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-2808

DESCRIPTION: The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol,
could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker 
could exploit this vulnerability to remotely expose account credentials 
without requiring an active man-in-the-middle session. Successful exploitation
could allow an attacker to retrieve credit card data or other sensitive 
information. This vulnerability is commonly referred to as "Bar Mitzvah 
Attack".

CVSS Base Score: 5

CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851 for the current 
score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender Secure Adapters Collection 8.4.1.1 and 
8.4.1.2

Remediation/Fixes

Download and install the interim fix for APAR PI39221 from IBM Fix Central.

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues. 
The fix disables RC4 stream cipher by default. If you change the default 
setting after applying the fix, you will expose yourself to the attack 
described above. IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to 
identify other areas where you have enabled the RC4 stream cipher and take 
appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

Change History

17 April 2015, 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.

Product Alias/Synonym

WTX

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