The BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

From BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server 2.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-APP-000439-AS-000274

Associated with: CCI-002418

SV-93723r1_rule The BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

Vulnerability discussion

During the initial setup of a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection to the application server, the client sends a list of supported cipher suites in order of preference. The application server will reply with the cipher suite it will use for communication from the client list. If an attacker can intercept the submission of cipher suites to the application server and place, as the preferred cipher suite, a weak export suite, the encryption used for the session becomes easy for the attacker to break, often within minutes to hours.

Check content

Verify BEMS has been configured to remove all export ciphers: 1. Find the xml file "jetty.xml" located in the BEMS install directory on the BEMS host Windows server. 2. Find the "ExcludeCiphersSuites" field. 3. Verify if any export ciphers are listed in the "jetty.xml" file. If BEMS has been configured to use export ciphers, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure BEMS to remove all export ciphers. 1. Find the xml file "jetty.xml" located in the BEMS install directory on the BEMS host Windows server. 2. Find the "ExcludeCiphersSuites" field and remove all export ciphers. 3. Save file. 4. Restart the BEMS server.

Pro Tips

Lavender hyperlinks in small type off to the right (of CSS class id, if you view the page source) point to globally unique URIs for each document and item. Copy the link location and paste anywhere you need to talk unambiguously about these things.

You can obtain data about documents and items in other formats. Simply provide an HTTP header Accept: text/turtle or Accept: application/rdf+xml.

Powered by sagemincer