Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM Content Navigator (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in the Knowledge Center for IBM Content Navigator V2.0.3.

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 Content Navigator 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, and 2.0.3

IBM Content Navigator is a component that is available to customers in these products (and the products that contain them):

· IBM Content Manager
· IBM FileNet Content Manager
· IBM Content Foundation
· IBM Content Manager OnDemand

Remediation/Fixes

For all versions of Content Navigator, we recommend that customers not enable SSLv3 in their environments. This technote describes how to ensure it is disabled in WebSphere Application Server: Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2014-3566).

For ICN 2.0.3, if you have enabled SSL on your IBM Content Navigator end user help system as per the Planning, installing and configuring IBM Content Navigator > Completing post configuration tasks documentation, http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEUEX_2.0.3/com.ibm.installingeuc.doc/eucde090.htm, you will need to disable SSLv3.

The end user help system will be using SSL_TLS by default if SSL is enabled, which is both TLS and SSLv3 enabled._
_http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/was_beta_liberty/com.ibm.websphere.wlp.nd.multiplatform.doc/ae/rwlp_ssl.html

Disable SSLv3 by specifying sslProtocol=“TLS”

<ssl id=“defaultSSLConfig” keyStoreRef=“defaultKeyStore” sslProtocol=“TLS” />

See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687173 for more information.

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. You should verify disabling SSLv3 does not cause any compatibility issues.