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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1411
Security Bulletin: TSM Client GUI local hang (CVE-2014-0876)
19 August 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: OS X
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-0876
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21673318
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Security Bulletin: TSM Client GUI local hang (CVE-2014-0876)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Tivoli Storage Manager
Client
Software version:
5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Operating system(s):
Macintosh, Windows
Reference #:
1673318
Modified date:
2014-08-12
Summary
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client local vulnerability can cause the
crash or hang of certain Java GUI functions.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0876
Description:
A local buffer overrun in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Windows and
Macintosh backup-archive client Java GUI Configuration Wizard and Preferences
Editor can cause the wizard and editor to crash or hang. No escalation of
privilege is known to be possible from this vulnerability.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91063 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
TSM Backup-Archive client at these release levels:
6.4: 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.1.x, where x=2 for Windows and x=4 for Mac
6.3: 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.1.2
6.2: 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.5.1
6.1: all levels. TSM 6.1 is beyond End of Support.
5.5: all levels, Windows only. TSM 5.5 is beyond End of Support.
5.4: all levels, Windows only. TSM 5.4 is beyond End of Support
Remediation/Fixes
TSM Release First Fixing VRMF Level Client Platform APAR Link to fix
6.4 6.4.2* Windows
Macintosh IC95875 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037543
6.3 6.3.2 Windows
Macintosh IC95875 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036718
6.2 6.2.5.2 Windows
Macintosh IC95875 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036287
6.1 and lower none Windows
Macintosh IC95875 Upgrade to a fixing level
*Note: For 6.4, interim fix 6.4.1.3 (and higher) for Windows and interim fix
6.4.1.5 (and higher) for Macintosh also fixed this vulnerability
Version 7.1 is unaffected.
If you need further assistance, contact IBM Software Support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Manually edit the options file instead of using the configuration wizard or
preferences editor
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
12 August 2014: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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