Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerability in OpenSSL
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0224
DESCRIPTION: SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability
An attacker using a carefully crafted handshake can force the use of weak
keying material in OpenSSL SSL/TLS clients and servers. This can be exploited by a Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack where the attacker can decrypt and modify traffic from the attacked client and server.
The attack can only be performed between a vulnerable client *and*
server. OpenSSL clients are vulnerable in all versions of OpenSSL. FlashSystem V840 product model number AC0 nodes use OpenSSL server functionality and some versions are vulnerable (see below).
CVE-2014-0224
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93586 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM FlashSystem V840 product, model number AC0 node
All products are affected when running code releases 7.2 and 7.3 except for versions, 7.2.0.7 or 7.3.0.3 and above.
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM FlashSystem V840 product, model number AC0 node, install the following code levels or higher:
7.2.0.7
7.3.0.3
Latest FlashSystem V840 Code
Workarounds and Mitigations
Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
15 July 2014: First published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Flash.
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*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1004820