Security Bulletin
Summary
The default configuration of the Apache web server used by IBM Netezza Performance Portal uses weak SSL ciphers.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0848
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90723 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined:
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0
Remediation/Fixes
Install IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0.0.4 available from here.
Workarounds and Mitigations
To avoid this issue, you must log in as the root user to the server where the Netezza Performance Portal is installed and edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf and /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf configuration files.
Search for the SSLCipherSuite variable, which by default has the value:
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT:!SSLv2:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:!LOW
Change the variable definition to the following value:
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT:!SSLv2:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:!
After editing and saving both files, restart the web server by running the service httpd
restart command as the root user.
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References
Change History
12-March-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
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21665278