[SA47268] Novell Access Manager SSL/TLS Initialization Vector Selection Weakness

Saturday, December 17 2011 @ 09:52 AM CST

Contributed by: kkbass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47268

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/47268/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=47268

RELEASE DATE:
2011-12-16

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/47268/#comments DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in Novell Access Manager, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information and hijack a user's session.

A design error exists within the implementation of SSL 3.0 and TLS
1.0 protocols.

For more information:
SA46168

The weakness is reported in version 3.1.

SOLUTION:
Edit configuration to enable RC4 encryption or ensure that clients
use an updated browser (please see the vendor's advisory for more
information).

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7009901

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