Security Bulletin
Summary
SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in IBM Rational Host On-Demand.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566
Description: Product could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a design error when using the SSLv3 protocol. 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) attack to decrypt SSL sessions and access the plaintext of encrypted connections.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97013 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
IBM Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.10 and earlier.
Remediation/Fixes
Fix is available starting in version Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.11
Clients who are on older unsupported versions of IBM Rational Host On-Demand are also advised to upgrade to IBM Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.11 or above.
Workarounds and Mitigations
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify areas that enable the SSLv3 protocol and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. The most immediate mitigation action that can be taken is disabling SSLv3.
If you have selected Telnet – SSL only protocol in HOD for secure connection to Host, please follow the below instructions to disable it.
1. Open html file with deployment wizard on HOD sever
2. Navigate to session properties
3. Under connection, select Telnet – TLS protocol for secure connection
4. Save the file by clicking Next > Next and access the file from client machine.
At the same time, ensure that the host (IBM System z, IBM System i, or any other VT hosts) have SSLv3 disabled at the Telnet server.
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 12 February 2015: Added link to download containing resolution
* 21 October 2014: 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 Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 August 2018
UID
swg21687670