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

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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
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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. 
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of business profits or special damages, even if RSA or its suppliers have been 
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Sincerely,
RSA Customer Support
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