Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IMS™ Enterprise Suite: Connect API for Java, SOAP Gateway, and Explorer for Development (CVE-2015-0138, CVE-2015-0410, CVE-2014-6593)

Abstract

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 8 that is used the following IMS™ Enterprise Suite components: Connect API for Java, SOAP Gateway, and Explorer for Development. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2015. This bulletin also addresses the “FREAK: Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT keys" TLS/SSL client and server vulnerability.

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Vulnerability Details

CVEID: 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 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:
Explorer for Development of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
The SOAP Gateway component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
Connect API for Java component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.

REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as is practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

CVEID: CVE-2015-0410**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100151 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
Explorer for Development of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
The SOAP Gateway component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
Connect API for Java component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.

REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as is practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

CVEID: CVE-2014-6593**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100153 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
Explorer for Development of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
The SOAP Gateway component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.
Connect API for Java component of the IMS™ Enterprise Suite Versions 3.1 and earlier.

REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as is practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

Fixes:

Product

|

VRMF

|

APAR

| Download URL
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IMS Enterprise Suite Connect API for Java V3.1

|

3.1.0.7

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

IMS Enterprise Suite Connect API for Java V2.2

|

2.2.0.7

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

IMS Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development V3.1

|

3.1.1.4

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite

IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway V3.1

|

3.1.0.3

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway V2.2

|

2.2.0.5

|

N/A

| https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-imsentersuite
Please follow the instructions on the download site to get the updated Java.

Workarounds and Mitigations
None known

Acknowledgement

CVE-2015-0138 was reported to IBM by Karthikeyan Bhargavan of the PROSECCO team at INRIA

Change History
2 April 2015: Original

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