ESA-2014-027: RSA® NetWitness and RSA® Security Analytics Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

ESA-2014-027.txt

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ESA-2014-027: RSA® NetWitness and RSA® Security Analytics Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2014-027
CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-0643

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products: RSA NetWitness 9.8.5.17 or earlier, RSA Security Analytics 10.2.3 or earlier, RSA Security Analytics 10.3.1 or earlier

Unaffected Products: RSA Security Analytics 10.2.4 or greater, RSA Security Analytics 10.3.2 or greater

Summary:
RSA NetWitness and RSA Security Analytics have a security fix to address an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Details:
RSA NetWitness and RSA Security Analytics each contain a security fix for an authentication bypass vulnerability that could potentially be exploited to compromise the affected system. When PAM for Kerberos is enabled, an attacker can authenticate to the vulnerable system with a valid user name and without specifying a password. This issue does not affect other authentication methods.
Further information about this resolution and other fixes can be found in the Release Notes.

Recommendation:
RSA strongly recommends that RSA NetWitness and RSA Security Analytics customers upgrade to versions listed below that contains the resolution for this issue.
· RSA NetWitness 9.8.5.19
· RSA Security Analytics 10.2.4
· RSA Security Analytics 10.3.2

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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