Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM SPSS Data Access Pack (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 can be configured for the IBM SPSS Data Access Pack.

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&gt; 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

SPSS Data Access Pack 7.1, consisting of SPSS Modeler 16.0, SPSS Statistics 22.0 and SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 5.0, also includes the Progress Software Corporation DataDirect ODBC and JDBC drivers.

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

For information regarding workarounds and mitigations please refer to the Progress Software Corporation website:
<https://community.progress.com/community_groups/datadirect_connect/f/16/t/13781.aspx&gt;

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.