IBM Cognos Metrics Manager: security vulnerability (CVE-2015-2808)
Published Sources: CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, does not properly combine state data with key data during the initialization phase, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks against the initial bytes of a stream by sniffing network traffic that occasionally relies on keys affected by the Invariance Weakness, and then using a brute-force approach involving LSB values, aka the "Bar Mitzvah" issue.
Update Oracle Communications Policy Management to version 9.9.2, Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M3000 Firmware to version xcp_1121, Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M4000 Firmware to version xcp_1121.
- Affected
- Oracle Communications Application Session Controller
lte 3.0.0..3.9.0 - Oracle Communications Policy Management
lt *..9.9.2 - Oracle HTTP Server
eq 11.1.1.7.0..11.1.1.7.0 - Oracle HTTP Server
eq 11.1.1.9.0..11.1.1.9.0 - Oracle HTTP Server
eq 12.1.3.0.0..12.1.3.0.0 - Oracle HTTP Server
eq 12.2.1.1.0..12.2.1.1.0 - Oracle HTTP Server
eq 12.2.1.2.0..12.2.1.2.0 - Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Firmware
lte 3.0.0..3.2.11 - Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Firmware
lte 4.0.0..4.0.4 - Debian Linux
eq 7.0..7.0 - Debian Linux
eq 8.0..8.0 - Red Hat Satellite
eq 5.7..5.7 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop
eq 5.0..5.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop
eq 6.0..6.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop
eq 7.0..7.0 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 6.6..6.6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.1..7.1 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.2..7.2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.3..7.3 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.4..7.4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.5..7.5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.6..7.6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS)
eq 7.7..7.7 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server
eq 5.0..5.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server
eq 6.0..6.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server
eq 7.0..7.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced mission critical Update Support (AUS)
eq 6.6..6.6 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced mission critical Update Support (AUS)
eq 7.3..7.3 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced mission critical Update Support (AUS)
eq 7.4..7.4 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced mission critical Update Support (AUS)
eq 7.6..7.6 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced mission critical Update Support (AUS)
eq 7.7..7.7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (TUS)
eq 7.3..7.3 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (TUS)
eq 7.6..7.6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (TUS)
eq 7.7..7.7 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation
eq 5.0..5.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation
eq 6.0..6.0 - Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation
eq 7.0..7.0 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
eq 11..11 - OpenSUSE
eq 13.1..13.1 - OpenSUSE
eq 13.2..13.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
eq 11..11 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
eq 12..12 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
eq 10..10 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
eq 11..11 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
eq 12..12 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK)
eq 11..11 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK)
eq 12..12 - SUSE Manager
eq 1.7..1.7 - Canonical Ubuntu Linux
eq 12.04..12.04 - Canonical Ubuntu Linux
eq 14.04..14.04 - Canonical Ubuntu Linux
eq 15.04..15.04 - Red Hat Satellite
eq 5.6..5.6 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M3000 Firmware
lt xcp..xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M4000 Firmware
lt xcp..xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M5000 Firmware
lt xcp..xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M8000 Firmware
lt xcp..xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M9000 Firmware
lt xcp..xcp_1121 - Huawei Oceanstor Replicationdirector
eq v100r003c00..v100r003c00 - Huawei Policy Center
eq v100r003c00..v100r003c00 - Huawei Policy Center
eq v100r003c10..v100r003c10 - Huawei SMC2.0
eq v100r002c01..v100r002c01 - Huawei SMC2.0
eq v100r002c02..v100r002c02 - Huawei SMC2.0
eq v100r002c03..v100r002c03 - Huawei SMC2.0
eq v100r002c04..v100r002c04 - Huawei Ultravr
eq v100r003c00..v100r003c00 - IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
eq 10.1..10.1 - IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
eq 10.1.1..10.1.1 - IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
eq 10.2..10.2 - IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
eq 10.2.1..10.2.1 - IBM Cognos Metrics Manager
eq 10.2.2..10.2.2
- Oracle Communications Application Session Controller
- Fixed in
- Oracle Communications Policy Management
9.9.2 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M3000 Firmware
xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M4000 Firmware
xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M5000 Firmware
xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M8000 Firmware
xcp_1121 - Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M9000 Firmware
xcp_1121
- Oracle Communications Policy Management
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Metrics
3.7
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS v3
Severity Low on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org
73.9 %
EPSS score
High — model estimates ≥ 50% chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 99.48
Show all metrics
- Severity
- Low
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 97.65 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 3.7 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 3.7
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 73.9 %
- High — model estimates ≥ 50% chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 99.48
- Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, does not properly combine state data with key data during the initialization phase, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks against the initial bytes of a stream by sniffing network traffic that occasionally relies on keys affected by the Invariance Weakness, and then using a brute-force approach involving LSB values, aka the "Bar Mitzvah" issue.
Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| huawei | oceanstor_replicationdirector |
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| huawei | policy_center |
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| huawei | smc2.0 |
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| huawei | ultravr |
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| ibm | cognos_metrics_manager |
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| oracle | communications_application_session_controller |
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| oracle | communications_policy_management |
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| oracle | http_server |
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| redhat | satellite |
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| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo |
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| suse | manager |
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Vendors and products
- Canonical Canonical Ubuntu Linux
- Debian Debian Linux
- Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M3000 Firmware
- Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M4000 Firmware
- Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M5000 Firmware
- Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M8000 Firmware
- Fujitsu Sparc Enterprise M9000 Firmware
- Huawei Huawei OceanStor 18800F Firmware
- Huawei Huawei OceanStor 9000 Firmware
- Huawei Huawei Quidway S9300 Firmware
- Huawei Huawei S12700 Firmware
- Huawei Huawei S2700 Firmware
Affected operating systems
| Linux | debian | debian_linux | 7.0 |
| Linux | debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.6 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.1 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.2 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.3 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.4 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.5 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.6 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.7 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.6 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.4 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.6 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.7 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.3 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6 |
| Linux | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.7 |
References & sources
- marc.infoSSRT102127Vendor advisory, Issue tracking, Third-party advisory
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1243Vendor advisory, Third-party advisory
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1007Vendor advisory, Third-party advisory
- marc.infoHPSBGN03367Vendor advisory, Issue tracking, Third-party advisory
- marc.infoHPSBUX03512Vendor advisory, Issue tracking, Third-party advisory
- oracle.comtechnetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.htmlThird-party advisory
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1006Vendor advisory, Third-party advisory
- h20564.www2.hpe.comportal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04773256Third-party advisory
- kb.juniper.netJSA10783Third-party advisory
- securitytracker.com1033737Vulnerability database, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2192Vendor advisory, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
- marc.infoHPSBGN03399Vendor advisory, Issue tracking, Third-party advisory
- oracle.comtechnetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlPatch, Third-party advisory
- securitytracker.com1036222Vulnerability database, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
- h20564.www2.hpe.comhpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04779034Third-party advisory
- www-304.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21960769Third-party advisory
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201512-10Vendor advisory, Third-party advisory
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1229Vendor advisory, Third-party advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04708650Third-party advisory
- securitytracker.com1032600Vulnerability database, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
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