AIX Java Advisory : Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83135

Synopsis

The remote AIX host has a version of Java SDK installed that is affected by multiple TLS security downgrades.

Description

The version of Java SDK installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A man-in-the-middle information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a TLS security downgrade flaw. A man-in-the-middle attacker may be able to downgrade the SSL/TLS connection to use EXPORT_RSA cipher suites which can be factored in a short amount of time, allowing the attacker to intercept and decrypt the traffic.
(CVE-2015-0138)

- A flaw exists in the RC4 algorithm implementation due to improper combination of state data with key data during the initialization phase. A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit this to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks.
(CVE-2015-2808)

Solution

Fixes are available by version and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/javajsse_advisory.asc

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rc4_advisory.asc

https://www.smacktls.com

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83135

File Name: aix_java_apr2015_advisory.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2015

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix, cpe:/a:oracle:jre, cpe:/a:oracle:jdk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0138, CVE-2015-2808

BID: 73326, 73684

CERT: 243585