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ESB-2016.2783
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in busybox affect IBM Security Network
Protection (CVE-2014-4607, and CVE-2014-9645 )
22 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security Network Protection
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-9645 CVE-2014-4607
Reference: ESB-2016.0297
ESB-2015.0137
ESB-2014.1291
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990083
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in busybox affect IBM Security Network
Protection (CVE-2014-4607, and CVE-2014-9645 )
Document information
More support for: IBM Security Network Protection
Software version: 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3
Operating system(s): Firmware
Reference #: 1990083
Modified date: 21 November 2016
Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in busybox, which is used by IBM
Security Network Protection.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-4607
DESCRIPTION: Oberhumer LZO could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the
lzo1x_decompress_safe() function when processing zero bytes. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a
denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94014 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2014-9645
DESCRIPTION: Busybox could allow a local attacker to bypass security
restrictions, caused by an error when parsing module names by the modprobe. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted basename
to load arbitrary modules.
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100392 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3.1
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3.2
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3.3
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF Remediation/First Fix
IBM Security Network Protection Firmware version 5.3.1 Download Firmware 5.3.1.11 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.
IBM Security Network Protection Firmware version 5.3.2 Install Firmware 5.3.2.5 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.
IBM Security Network Protection Firmware version 5.3.3 Install Firmware 5.3.3.1 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
21 November 2016: 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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