Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Access Manager has addressed the following vulnerabilities that have been identified in Network Time Protocol (NTP).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-7426
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of invalid server responses. By sending specially crafted packets with spoofed source address, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119094 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-7433
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the inclusion of the root delay allowing for an incorrect root distance calculation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119095 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9310
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the control mode (mode 6) functionality. By sending specially crafted control mode packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119087 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:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-9311
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference when trap service has been enabled. By sending specially crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119086 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-7429
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an attack on interface selection. By sending specially crafted packets with spoofed source address, a physical attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119093 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected IBM Security Access Manager Appliance | Affected Versions |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web (appliance) | 7.0 - 7.0.0.30 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0 - 8.0.1.5 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile | 8.0 - 8.0.1.5 |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 - 9.0.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 7.0 - 7.0.0.30 (appliance) | IV98220 | Apply Interim Fix 31: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0031 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.5 | IV98221 | Upgrade to 8.0.1.6: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0006 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.5 | IV98219 | Upgrade to 8.0.1.6: 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0006 |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 - 9.0.2.1 | IV98221 | Upgrade to 9.0.3.0: IBM Security Access Manager V9.0.3 Multiplatform, Multilingual (CRW4EML) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
9 August 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg22007067