Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Apache HttpComponents affect IBM InfoSphere Information Server (CVE-2012-6153 CVE-2014-3577)

Summary

Apache HttpComponents vulnerabilities while verifying certificates was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2012-6153 DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by an incomplete fix related to the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject’s Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95328 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-3577 DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject’s Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95327 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Blueprint Director: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1 and 11.3
IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary: versions 8.7 and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Data Quality Exception Console: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere FastTrack: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager: versions 8.7 and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench: versions 8.7 and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server Manager: versions 8.7, 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Connector stage: versions 8.5, 8.7 and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere DataStage Hierarchical Data stage: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere DataStage Connectors: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3 and 11.5
IBM ISALite for IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, Data Quality Exception Console, FastTrack, Information Governance Catalog, Information Server Manager, DataStage Hierarchical Data stage, Information Server on Cloud, ISALite and various DataStage Connectors| 11.5| JR55455| Install Infosphere Information Server 11.5Fix Pack 2

--or–

**If you need to use Information Server 11.5 Fix Pack 1:

Refer to IBM InfoSphere Governance rollup patch install instructions instead of performing the following steps.**

Prior Instructions:
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.5 Fix Pack 1
--If WebSphere Application Server is at version 8.5.5.9 or later, and ISF rollup patch 3 or later is not currently installed, _JR55924 _must be done before installing ISF Rollup 3 or later, as follows:

Copy http*.jar files from C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\InfoSphere\lib\iis\20thirdparty to C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\InfoSphere\classes -and- <IIS Install>/ASBServer/apps/lib/iis/classes
--Apply Security Patch:

This patch contains
1. InfoSphere Information Server Framework Rollup Patch 3
2. Data Quality Exception Console JR55455
3. FastTrack JR55455
4. DataStage Connectors JR55455
5. Hierarchical Data Stage Connector JR55455
If you have installed any component patch that is newer than any of the above patches, please contact IBM Customer Support for the patches to be installed instead of the patch mentioned above. --For import of Amazon S3 assets in InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager apply Security Patch

--Apply IBM InfoSphere Governance rollup patch
--Users of InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog that have turned ON runtime metadata delivery:

Apply InfoSphere DataStage Security patch
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite

--Cleanup the cache used by Information Server Manager and istool. See TechNote 1995586 for details.

--InfoSphere Information Server Manager usage:

On each Windows client tier installation
Close all instances of InfoSphere Information Server Manager (ISM).
In the directory
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\istools\manager\plugins remove the following jars org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar
org.apache.commons.httpclient_3.1.0.v201005080502.jar
org.apache.commons.logging_1.0.4.v201005080501.jar
InfoSphere Information Server Blueprint Director, Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, Data Quality Exception Console, FastTrack, Information Governance Catalog, Information Server Manager, DataStage Hierarchical Data stage, ISALite and various DataStage Connectors| 11.3| JR55455| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version _11.3.1.2 _
--If WebSphere Application Server is at version 8.5.5.9 or later, and ISF rollup patch 5 or later is not currently installed, _JR55924 _must be done before installing ISF Rollup 5 or later, as follows:

Copy http*.jar files from C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\InfoSphere\lib\iis\20thirdparty to C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\InfoSphere\classes -and- <IIS Install>/ASBServer/apps/lib/iis/classes
--Apply Security Patch:

This patch contains
1. InfoSphere Information Server Framework Rollup Patch 5
2. Data Quality Exception Console JR55455
3. FastTrack JR55455
4. DataStage Connectors JR55455
5. Hierarchical Data Stage Connector JR55455

If you have installed any component patch that is newer than any of the above patches, please contact IBM Customer Support for the patches to be installed instead of the patch mentioned above. --For import of Amazon S3 assets in InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager apply Security Patch

--For IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, Business Glossary Client for Eclipse and Blueprint Director, apply Security patch
--Users of InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog that have turned ON runtime metadata delivery:

Apply InfoSphere DataStage Security patch
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite

--Cleanup the cache used by Information Server Manager and istool. See TechNote 1995586 for details.

--InfoSphere Information Server Manager usage:

On each Windows client tier installation
Close all instances of InfoSphere Information Server Manager (ISM).
In the directory
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\istools\manager\plugins remove the following jars org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar
org.apache.commons.httpclient_3.1.0.v201005080502.jar
org.apache.commons.logging_1.0.4.v201005080501.jar
InfoSphere Information Server Blueprint Director, Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, Business Glossary, Information Server Manager, Metadata Asset Manager, Metadata Workbench, DataStage XML Connector stage, and various DataStage Connectors
| 9.1| JR55455| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 9.1.2.0
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager Rollup Patch 11, and next

--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Security patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench Security patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere DataStage Connectors Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere DataStage XML Connector Security Patch

--InfoSphere Information Server Manager usage:

On each Windows client tier installation
Close all instances of InfoSphere Information Server Manager (ISM).
In the directory
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Clients\istools\manager\plugins remove the following jars: org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar
org.apache.commons.httpclient_3.1.0.v201005080502.jar
org.apache.commons.logging_1.0.4.v201005080501.jar
--IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, and
IBM InfoSphere Blueprint Director usage:

Contact IBM Customer Support
InfoSphere Information Server Blueprint Director, Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, Business Glossary, Information Server Manager, Metadata Asset Manager, Metadata Workbench, and various DataStage Connectors| 8.7| JR55455| --Contact IBM Customer Support
InfoSphere Information Server Blueprint Director, Business Glossary Client for Eclipse, DataStage XML Connector stage, and various DataStage Connectors| 8.5| JR55455| --Contact IBM Customer Support

Note:
1. The same fix may be listed under multiple vulnerabilities. Installing the fix addresses all vulnerabilities to which the fix applies. Also, some fixes require installing both a fix pack and a subsequent patch. The fix pack should be installed first, and any additional patches required should be installed in the order shown.
2. For IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 8.5 and 8.7, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Contact Technical Support:

In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None