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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in php5 affect IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) (CVE-2015-6836, CVE-2015-6837, CVE-2015-6838)

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Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in php5 that is embedded in the IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-6836
DESCRIPTION:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a type confusion error in the SOAP serialize_function_call() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106365 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:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2015-6837
DESCRIPTION:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a NULL pointer dereference error. By sending specially crafted XSLT data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106366 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:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2015-6838
DESCRIPTION:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a NULL pointer dereference error. By sending specially crafted XSLT data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106367 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:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Flex System Manager 1.3.4.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x
Flex System Manager 1.2.x.x
Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends updating the FSM using the instructions referenced in this table.

      Product
      VRMF
      APAR
      Remediation
Flex System Manager
      1.3.4.x
IT14622
Install fsmfix_1.3.4.0_IT14622_IT14623_IT14624
Flex System Manager
      1.3.3.x
IT14622
Install fsmfix_1.3.3.0_IT14622_IT14623_IT14624
Flex System Manager
      1.3.2.x
IT14622
Install fsmfix_1.3.2.0_IT14622_IT14623_IT14624
Flex System Manager
      1.3.1.x
IT14622
IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager
      1.3.0.x
IT14622
IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager
      1.2.x.x
IT14622
IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager
      1.1.x.x
IT14622
IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

25 April 2016 : 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.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

Advisory 5000, PSIRT 73360

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

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