Security Bulletin: OpenSSL vulnerability in IBM FlashSystem V840 product model number AC0 node (CVE-2014-0224)

Summary

Security vulnerability in OpenSSL

Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2014-0224

DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability

An attacker using a carefully crafted handshake can force the use of weak
keying material in OpenSSL SSL/TLS clients and servers. This can be exploited by a Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack where the attacker can decrypt and modify traffic from the attacked client and server.

The attack can only be performed between a vulnerable client and
server. OpenSSL clients are vulnerable in all versions of OpenSSL. FlashSystem V840 product model number AC0 nodes use OpenSSL server functionality and some versions are vulnerable (see below).

CVE-2014-0224
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93586 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM FlashSystem V840 product, model number AC0 node

All products are affected when running code releases 7.2 and 7.3 except for versions, 7.2.0.7 or 7.3.0.3 and above.

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM FlashSystem V840 product, model number AC0 node, install the following code levels or higher:

7.2.0.7
7.3.0.3

Latest FlashSystem V840 Code

Workarounds and Mitigations

Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall