Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in RC4 cipher stream and multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition affects IBM Systems Director

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 7 that is used by IBM Systems Director. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January and April 2015. This bulletin also addresses the RC4 bar mitzvah attack on SSL/TLS.

Vulnerability Details

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 7 that is used by IBM Systems Director. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January and April 2015. This bulletin also addresses the RC4 bar mitzvah attack on SSL/TLS.

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID: 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 <http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101851&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6587

Description: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and partial availability impact.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100152&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6593

Description: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.

CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100153&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0410

Description: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the Security component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100151 for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0480

Description: A directory traversal vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Tools component and the extraction of JAR archive files could allow remote attcker to overwrite files on the system with privileges of another user.

CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102334&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1916

Description: Server applications which use the IBM Java Secure Socket Extension provider to accept SSL/TLS connections are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to an unspecified vulnerability.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/101995&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1914

Description: A vulnerability in the IBM implementation of the Java Virtual Machine may allow untrusted code running under a security manager to bypass permission checks and view sensitive information.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/101908&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0192

Description: A vulnerability in the IBM implementation of the Java Virtual Machine may, under limited circumstances, allow untrusted code running under a security manager to elevate its privileges.

CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/101008&gt; for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected products and versions

From the IBM System Director command line enter smcli lsver to determine the level of IBM System Director installed.

IBM Systems Director:

• 5.2.x.x
• 6.1.x.x
• 6.2.0.x
• 6.2.1.x
• 6.3.0.0
• 6.3.1.x
• 6.3.2.x
• 6.3.3.x
• 6.3.5.0
• 6.3.6.0

Remediation/Fixes:

For Releases 5.2.x.x, 6.1.x.x IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Follow the instructions mentioned under <http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support/&gt; and search for Tech note 747857603 to apply the fix for releases:

• 6.2.0.x
• 6.2.1.x
• 6.3.0.0
• 6.3.1.x
• 6.3.2.x
• 6.3.3.x
• 6.3.5.0
• 6.3.6.0

Workarounds and Mitigations:

None

References:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History
17 July 2015: 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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