Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects WebSphere included with Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary

SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. SSLv3 is enabled in the IBM WebSphere product bundled with IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and IBM Security Access Manager for Web.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566

DESCRIPTION: The IBM WebSphere product bundled with IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and IBM Security Access Manager for Web 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 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

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business versions: 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1
IBM Security Access Manager for Web software version: 7.0

NOTE: The appliance versions of IBM Security Access Manager for Web do not bundle IBM WebSphere.

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

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.

This vulnerability affects all versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server component in all editions of WebSphere Application Server.

For all releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server, update the SSL configuration to disable SSLv3. Please refer to the Security Bulletin for IBM WebSphere Application Server to remediate your application server.

For all releases and versions of IBM HTTP Server, update httpd.conf file to disable SSLv3. Please refer to the Security Bulletin for IBM HTTP Server to remediate your webserver.