Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities have been identitied in nss and nspr packages that affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2013-1740, CVE-2014-1490, CVE-2014-1491, CVE-2014-1492, CVE-2014-1544, CVE-2014-1545).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-1740
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Network Security Services might allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, which is caused by an error in the ssl_Do1stHandshake() function. An attacker might exploit this vulnerability to return unencrypted, unauthenticated data from PR_Recv.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90394 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-1490
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox,Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, using the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) library, might allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, which is caused by a use-after-free in libssl's session ticket processing. An attacker might exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVEID: CVE-2014-1491
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in Mozilla Firefox,Thunderbird and SeaMonkey using the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) library has an unknown impact and attack vector.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90886 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-1492
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) related to the processing of wildcard characters embedded within the U-label of an internationalized domain name in a wildcard certificate has an unknown impact and remote attack vector.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91988 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-1544
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird might allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, which is caused by a use-after-free error in the PK11_ImportCert() function when adding NSSCertificate structures. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker might exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94776 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVEID: CVE-2014-1545
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) might allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, which is caused by an out-of-bounds write error in the sprintf and console functions. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker might exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93715 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for Software Virtual Appliance
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is download IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 for Software Virtual Appliance Interim Fix 2 from Fix Central and apply it as soon as practical.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
* 30 November 2014: Original copy 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.
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Internal Use Only
CVE-Ids: CVE-2013-1740, CVE-2014-1490, CVE-2014-1491, CVE-2014-1492, CVE-2014-1544, CVE-2014-1545
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21691672