Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager (ITNCM)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 6 that is used by ITNCM.

This also includes a fix for the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) SSLv3 vulnerability (CVE-2014-3566). These were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2014. (CVE-2014-6512) (CVE-2014-6457) (CVE-2014-3566)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2014-6512

**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See _<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97147&gt;_ for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2014-6457

**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/97148&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

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

· Affected releases/versions/platforms: 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x
· Releases/systems/configurations NOT affected: None

Remediation/Fixes

Product version

| Fix Date | Notes
—|—|—
6.4.1.x | 30 Nov 2014 | 6.4.1-TIV-ITNCM-LINUX-FP001 available from fix central.
6.4.0.x | 30 Nov 2014 | 6.4.0.3 is remediated by 6.4.1.1. ITNCM is merging the streams so it is advised that customers upgrade to 6.4.1.1 6.4.1-TIV-ITNCM-LINUX-FP001 available from fix central.
6.3.x | 29 Jan 2015 | 6.3.0.6-TIV-ITNCM-IF001 Available from fix central.
6.2.x | None | Please contact support.

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.