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 Security Network Intrusion Prevention System.
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
Products: GX3002, GX4002, GX4004, GX4004-v2, GX5008, GX5008-v2, GX5108, GX5108-v2, GX5208, GX5208-v2, GX6116, GX7412, GX7412-10, GX7412-05, GX7800, GV200, GV1000
Firmware versions: 4.6.2, 4.6.1, 4.6, 4.5, 4.4, and 4.3
Remediation/Fixes
The following IBM Threat Fixpacks have the fixes for these vulnerabilities:
- 4.6.2.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0003
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6.2 - 4.6.1.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0007
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6.1 - 4.6.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0005
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6 - 4.5.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0007
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.5 - 4.4.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0007
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.4 - 4.3.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0005
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.3
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.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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:
23 February 2022
UID
swg21689349