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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1672
Security Bulletin: A vulnerability affects IBM Netezza
Platform Software clients
4 July 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Netezza Platform
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Solaris
HP-UX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-9843 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9840
CVE-2016-2849
Reference: ESB-2017.1660
ESB-2017.1636
ESB-2017.1611
ESB-2017.1586
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22001108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22001026
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories.
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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Open Source Botan affects IBM Netezza
Platform Software clients (CVE-2016-2849).
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: PureData System for Analytics
Software version: 1.0.0
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Software edition: All Editions
Reference #: 2001108
Modified date: 03 July 2017
Summary
Open Source Botan is used by IBM Netezza Platform Software . IBM Netezza
Platform Software has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2849
DESCRIPTION: Botan could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by the failure to use a constant-time algorithm to perform
a modular inverse on the signature nonce k. A remote attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to obtain ECDSA secret keys.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113800 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Netezza clients from any of the following releases:
IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.1.0.0 - 7.2.1.4-P1
Remediation/Fixes
For NPS clients that are running any of the affected releases, IBM recommends
upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the clients that
are available in the following release:
Product VRMF Remediation/First Fix
IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.1.4-P2 Link to Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
30 June 2017: 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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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Open Source zlib affects IBM
Netezza Platform Software clients (CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841 and
CVE-2016-9843).
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: PureData System for Analytics
Software version: 1.0.0
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Software edition: All Editions
Reference #: 2001026
Modified date: 03 July 2017
Summary
Open Source zlib is used by IBM Netezza Platform Software. IBM Netezza
Platform Software has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-9840
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open
a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120508 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9841
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an
out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. By persuading a victim to open
a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120509 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9843
DESCRIPTION: zlib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a big-endian
out-of-bounds pointer. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial
of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120511 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Netezza clients from any of the following releases:
IBM Netezza Platform Software 6.0.8.17 - 7.2.1.4-P1
Remediation/Fixes
For NPS clients that are running any of the affected releases, IBM recommends
upgrading to the following version:
Product VRMF Remediation/First Fix
IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.1.4-P2 Link to Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
30 June 2017: 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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