Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher affects Rational Functional Tester's Extension for Terminal-based Applications (CVE-2015-2808)

Summary

The RC4 “Bar Mitzvah” attack may affect “Extension for Terminal-based Applications” (a.k.a FTE ) that are shipped with Rational Functional Tester.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-2808

Description: The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely expose account credentials without requiring an active man-in-the-middle session. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to retrieve credit card data or other sensitive information.

This vulnerability is commonly referred to as “Bar Mitzvah Attack”.

CVSS Base Score: 5 CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851&gt; for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Functional Tester version 8.0.0.0 and later.

Remediation/Fixes

Vendor Fixes:

You must verify that applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues. The fix disables RC4 stream cipher by default. If you change the setting, you will expose yourself to the attack described above. IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify other areas where you have enabled the RC4 stream cipher and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None