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Security Bulletin: Multiple JRE vulnerabilities addressed in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (CVE-2013-0440, CVE-2013-0443, CVE-2013-0169)

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Abstract

The IBM JRE embedded in the IBM Sterling Secure Proxy Configuration Manager has security vulnerabilities that affect SSL connections to the configuration GUI.

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVE ID: CVE-2013-0440
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JSSE.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81799
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE ID: CVE-2013-0443
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to JSSE.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81801
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVE ID: CVE-2013-0169
DESCRIPTION:
The TLS protocol does not properly consider timing side-channel attacks, which allows remote attackers to conduct distinguishing attacks and plain-text recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets, aka the "Lucky Thirteen" issue.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81902
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS:

Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.1
Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.0
Sterling Secure Proxy 3.3.01

REMEDIATION:

VENDOR FIXES:


IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.1: Apply Fix Pack 3.4.1.7 Interim Fix 6 or later
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 3.4.0: Apply 3.4.0.6 iFix 3 or Fix Pack 3.4.1.7 iFix 6 or later
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 3.3.01: Apply 3.3.01.23 Interim Fix 2 or Fix Pack 3.4.1.7 iFix 6 or later
Customers with releases prior to SSP 3.3.01 should apply 3.3.01.23 Interim Fix 2 or Fix Pack 3.4.1.7 iFix 6 or later

WORKAROUND(S):
None. Apply Fixes.

MITIGATION(S):
None known.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The fixes listed above for IBM Sterling Secure Proxy also contain fixes for the following previously reported and fixed vulnerabilities.



    Title
CVE IDLink
Jetty hashtable denial of serviceCVE-2011-4461http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611931
HTML frames, web server info, error checkingCVE-2013-0518,
CVE-2013-0519,
CVE-2013-0520
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21636369
Session cookiesCVE-2013-0515http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21641623

REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2013-0440
X-Force Vulnerability 81799
CVE-2013-0443
X-Force Vulnerability 81801
CVE-2013-0169
X-Force Vulnerability 81902

RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

CHANGE HISTORY
23 Sept 2013 Original Copy 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 Flash.


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Document Information

Modified date:
25 September 2022

UID

swg21650814