Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System switch firmware products have addressed the following vulnerability in libcurl.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-5436
DESCRIPTION: cURL libcurl is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the tftp_receive_packet() function. By sending overly long data, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161431 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Flex System CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch | 7.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product(s) | Version(s) |
|
IBM Flex System CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch firmware (ibm_fw_scsw_cn4093-7.8.28.0_anyos_noarch) | 7.8.28.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Mar 2021: 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:
17 March 2021
Initial Publish date:
17 March 2021
UID
ibm16431247