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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Firefox affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2014-1562, CVE-2014-1567)

Created by Shyamala Rajagopalan on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/520941
520941

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities in Firefox affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2014-1562, CVE-2014-1567).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-1562
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird might allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, which is caused by memory safety bugs within the browser engine. 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/95654 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2014-1567
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 during text layout. 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/95661 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is download SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 for IBM Provided 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

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

Original version published 3 December 2014

*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

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21691820

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