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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2015.1141 Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects IBM Cognos Mobile (CVE-2015-2808) 27 April 2015 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Cognos Mobile Publisher: IBM Operating System: Android Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2015-2808 Reference: ESB-2015.1130 ESB-2015.1128 ESB-2015.1127 ESB-2015.1126 ESB-2015.1120 ESB-2015.1118 ESB-2015.1117 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883588 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects IBM Cognos Mobile (CVE-2015-2808) Document information More support for: Cognos Mobile Cognos Mobile Software version: 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1 Operating system(s): Google Android Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1883588 Modified date: 2015-04-24 Security Bulletin Summary The RC4 Bar Mitzvah Attack for SSL/TLS affects IBM Cognos Mobile. 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 Cognos Mobile 10.2.2.1.1 and earlier Remediation/Fixes IBM Cognos Mobile 10.2.2.1.2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ibm.cogmob.artoo 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 Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Acknowledgement None Change History 27 April 2015: Original Version Published *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. 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