CVE-2014-3068: Medium severity ibm jdk vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2014
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in the Java Certificate Management System (CMS) keystore provider that could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key from CMS keystores via a brute-force attack.

External References:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBMSecurityUpdateJuly2014 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680334 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93756

Other sources

IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 R1 before SR1 FP1 (7.1.1.1), 7 before SR7 FP1 (7.0.7.1), 6 R1 before SR8 FP1 (6.1.8.1), 6 before SR16 FP1 (6.0.16.1), and before 5.0 SR16 FP7 (5.0.16.7) allows attackers to obtain the private key from a Certificate Management System (CMS) keystore via a brute force attack.

MITRE

Affected Software

46 affected components
IBM JDK=5.0.0.0
IBM JDK=5.0.11.0
IBM JDK=5.0.11.1
IBM JDK=5.0.11.2
IBM JDK=5.0.12.0
IBM JDK=5.0.12.1
IBM JDK=5.0.12.2
IBM JDK=5.0.12.3
IBM JDK=5.0.12.4
IBM JDK=5.0.12.5
IBM JDK=5.0.13.0
IBM JDK=5.0.14.0
IBM JDK=5.0.15.0
IBM JDK=5.0.16.0
IBM JDK=5.0.16.1
IBM JDK=5.0.16.2
IBM JDK=5.0.16.3
IBM JDK=6.0.0.0
IBM JDK=6.0.1.0
IBM JDK=6.0.2.0
IBM JDK=6.0.3.0
IBM JDK=6.0.4.0
IBM JDK=6.0.5.0
IBM JDK=6.0.6.0
IBM JDK=6.0.7.0
IBM JDK=6.0.8.0
IBM JDK=6.0.8.1
IBM JDK=6.0.9.0
IBM JDK=6.0.9.1
IBM JDK=6.0.9.2
IBM JDK=6.0.10.0
IBM JDK=6.0.10.1
IBM JDK=6.0.11.0
IBM JDK=6.0.12.0
IBM JDK=6.0.13.0
IBM JDK=6.0.13.1
IBM JDK=6.0.13.2
IBM JDK=6.0.14.0
IBM JDK=7.0.0.0
IBM JDK=7.0.1.0
IBM JDK=7.0.2.0
IBM JDK=7.0.3.0
IBM JDK=7.0.4.0
IBM JDK=7.0.4.1
IBM JDK=7.0.4.2
IBM JDK=7.0.5.0

Event History

Nov 14, 2014
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:44 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 2, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3068?

CVE-2014-3068 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose private keys through a brute-force attack.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-3068?

To fix CVE-2014-3068, upgrade to a patched version of IBM JDK, which addresses the vulnerability.

3

Which versions of IBM JDK are affected by CVE-2014-3068?

CVE-2014-3068 affects multiple versions of IBM JDK, including version 5.0 through 7.0.5.0.

4

Can CVE-2014-3068 impact my application's security?

Yes, CVE-2014-3068 can significantly impact application security by allowing attackers to recover sensitive private keys.

5

Is CVE-2014-3068 related to Java security?

Yes, CVE-2014-3068 is a Java security vulnerability specifically linked to the Java Certificate Management System keystore provider.

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