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ESA-2014-019: RSA BSAFE® Micro Edition Suite Certificate Chain Processing Vulnerability


EMC Identifier: ESA-2014-019
 
CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-0636
 
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
 
Affected Products:
RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) all 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.5 and all 3.2.x version prior to 3.2.6
 
Unaffected Products:
RSA BSAFE MES 3.2.6, 4.0.5 and higher
 
Summary: 
RSA BSAFE MES 3.2.6, 4.0.5 and higher contains fix for a security vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to create improperly authenticated SSL connections.
 
Details: 
This vulnerability may cause creation of improperly authenticated SSL connections between the client and the server due to incorrect certificate chain processing logic. MES 4.0.5 and 3.2.6 are designed to address this issue by performing proper certificate validation.
 
Recommendation:
RSA strongly recommends that customers on MES 4.0.x upgrade to MES 4.0.5 and customers on MES 3.2.x upgrade to MES 3.2.6 at the earliest opportunity.
 
Obtaining Downloads: 
To request your upgrade of the software, please call your local support telephone number (contact phone numbers are available at http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/contact/phone-numbers.htm) for most expedient service.   

Obtaining Documentation:
To obtain RSA documentation, log on to RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com and click Products in the top navigation menu. Select the specific product whose documentation you want to obtain. Scroll to the section for the product version that you want and click the set link.

Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Knowledge Base Article, “Security Advisories Severity Rating” at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/knowledge.aspx?solution=a46604. RSA recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

Obtaining More Information:
For more information about RSA products, visit the RSA web site at http://www.rsa.com.

Getting Support and Service:
For customers with current maintenance contracts, contact your local RSA Customer Support center with any additional questions regarding this RSA SecurCare Note. For contact telephone numbers or e-mail addresses, log on to RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com, click Help & Contact, and then click the Contact Us - Phone tab or the Contact Us - Email tab.

General Customer Support Information:
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/index.htm

RSA SecurCare Online:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com

EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the link below for additional details. 
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/eops/index.htm

SecurCare Online Security Advisories
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, distributes SCOL Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected RSA products important security information. RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. RSA disclaim all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall RSA or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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Sincerely,
RSA Customer Support
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