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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.1672 Security Bulletin: A vulnerability affects IBM Netezza Platform Software clients 4 July 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- 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. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- 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. ==================================================================== 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. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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