Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the GSKIT component of the Core Framework affects IBM Performance Management products (CVE-2016-2183)

Summary

OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2183**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the DES/3DES cipher, used as a part of the SSL/TLS protocol. By capturing large amounts of encrypted traffic between the SSL/TLS server and the client, a remote attacker able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability to recover the plaintext data and obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is known as the SWEET32 Birthday attack.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116337 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Monitoring 8.1.3

IBM Application Diagnostics 8.1.3

IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3

IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| Product
VRMF| Remediation
—|—|—
IBM Monitoring

IBM Application Diagnostics

IBM Application Performance Management

IBM Application Performance Management Advanced

| 8.1.3| The vulnerability can be remediated by applying the Core Framework patch 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-CORE-FRAMEWORK-IPM-IF0002 to all systems where Performance Management agents are installed:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400003263
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management| N/A| If your subscription was upgraded to version 8.1.3.2, upgrade your existing Performance Management agents to the version 8.1.3.2 agent packages.

If your subscription is not yet upgraded to version 8.1.3.2, the vulnerability can be remediated by applying the Core Framework patch 8.1.3.1.0-IBM-IPM-CORE-FRAMEWORK-IPM-IF0001 to all systems where Performance Management agents are installed:

http://dbluewas1.pok.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400001574