Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-5208
DESCRIPTION: ipmitool is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by multiple functions. By sending specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175960 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: ipmitool is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by multiple functions. By sending specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175960 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.1.0.6, or later.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CD
Apply IBM MQ Appliance 9.2, or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Change History
23 Jul 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 July 2020
UID
ibm16252775