Security Bulletin: WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition vulnerability (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 by default in IBM WebSphere Application Server. IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition. Information about this security vulnerability, which affects IBM WebSphere Application Server, has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-3566

DESCRIPTION:

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM WebSphere Process Sever Hypervisor Edition. IBM WebSphere Application might allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, which is caused by a design error when using the SSLv3 protocol. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack might exploit this vulnerability using a POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt SSL sessions and access the plain text of encrypted connections.

CVSS:

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)

For IBM WebSphere Application Server vulnerability details, refer to**:**Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2014-3566)

Affected Products and Versions

• • WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition 6.2
• WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition 7.0
• WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition for Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z 6.2
• WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition for Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z 7.0
• WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86 (32-bit) 7.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None