Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2014-3566)

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 Cognos Metrics Manager.

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 Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix in one of the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.x interim fixes listed as soon as practical. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.x Interim fixes
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x Interim fixes

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.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Change History

Original Version Published: December 10, 2014

*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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager (CVE-2014-3566)