Security Bulletin
Summary
Network Security Services (NSS) & Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), as used in Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when using certain cryptographic primitives. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174125 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| HMC V9.1.910.0 | V9.1.910.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
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Product
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VRMF
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APAR
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Remediation/Fix
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Power HMC
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V9.1.940.0 SP2 ppc
|
MB04269
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Power HMC
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V9.1.940.0 SP2 x86_64
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MB04268
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Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
14 Dec 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:
22 September 2021
Initial Publish date:
14 December 2020
UID
ibm16381696