Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in OpenSLP affects IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V5100, V3700 and V3500, IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software, IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud and IBM FlashSystem V9000 and 9100 family products. The applicable vulnerability is CVE-2019-5544.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: OpenSLP, as used in Vmware used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by slpd_process.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172708 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family | 8.3 |
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family | 8.2 |
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family | 7.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
Latest IBM SAN Volume Controller Code
Latest IBM Storwize V7000 Code
Latest IBM Storwize V5000 Code
Latest IBM Storwize V3700 Code
Latest IBM Storwize V3500 Code
Latest IBM FlashSystem V9000 Code
Latest IBM FlashSystem 9100 Family Code
Latest IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software
Latest IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
For the Storage Nodes of IBM FlashSystem V9000, please apply the fixes recommended in the IBM FlashSystem security bulletin for this issue.
For unsupported versions of the above products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of code.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
11 July 2020: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
28 March 2023
UID
ibm16250889