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Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by an International Components for Unicode (ICU) vulnerability (CVE-2014-9911)

Created by Vern Yetzer on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/630751
630751

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in ICU that is embedded in IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses this issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-9911
DESCRIPTION: International Components for Unicode (ICU) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by a flaw in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp. By using a specially-crafted uloc_getDisplayName call, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and a denial of service on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120360 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 1.3.4.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.1
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.0

Remediation/Fixes

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

    Product
    VRMF
    Remediation
Flex System Manager
    1.3.4.0
Flex System Manager
    1.3.3.0
Flex System Manager
    1.3.2.1
    1.3.2.0

For all VRMF not listed in this table, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed and supported version/release of the product.

For a complete list of FSM security bulletins refer to this technote: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas7797054ebc3d9857486258027006ce4a0&myns=purflex&mync=E&cm_sp=purflex-_-NULL-_-E

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

17 March 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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isg3T1024958

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