4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The FREAK: Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT keys TLS/SSL client and server vulnerability affects IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition, Version 1.6 and 1.7 that are used by IBM Flex System Manager (FSM).
The FREAK: Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT keys TLS/SSL client and server vulnerability affects IBM Runtime Environment Java Technology Edition, Version 1.6 and 1.7 that are used by IBM Flex System Manager (FSM).
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0138
Description: A vulnerability in various IBM SSL/TLS implementations could allow a remote attacker to downgrade the security of certain SSL/TLS connections. An IBM SSL/TLS client implementation could accept the use of an RSA temporary key in a non-export RSA key exchange ciphersuite. This could allow a remote attacker using man-in-the-middle techniques to facilitate brute-force decryption of TLS/SSL traffic between vulnerable clients and servers.
This vulnerability is also known as the FREAK attack.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/100691> for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
---|---|---|---|
Flex System Manager | 1.3.3.x | IT07950 | The fix for this vulnerability is packaged with fixes that require agent updates. |
Navigate to the Support Portal and search for technote 736218441 for instructions on installing updates for the FSM and Agents. | |||
Flex System Manager | 1.3.2.x | IT07950 | The fix for this vulnerability is packaged with fixes that require agent updates. |
Navigate to the Support Portal and search for technote 736218441 for instructions on installing updates for the FSM and Agents. | |||
Flex System Manager | 1.3.1.x | IT07950 | Upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities, or open a PMR with support to request an APAR. |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.0.x | IT07950 | Upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities, or open a PMR with support to request an APAR. |
Flex System Manager | 1.2.1.x | IT07950 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
Flex System Manager | 1.2.0.x | IT07950 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
Flex System Manager | 1.1.x.x | IT07950 | Effective April 30, 2015, IBM has discontinued service for these version/release/modification/fix levels. |
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
None
Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan of the PROSECCO team at INRIA.
Change History
27 August 2015: Original Copy Published
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