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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in Xstream, which is a required product for IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager (CVE-2020-26217)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Xstream library , which is installed as part of IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager version 6.4.2. Information about this vulnerability has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-26217
DESCRIPTION:   XStream could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by flaws in the XStream.java and SecurityVulnerabilityTest.java scripts. By manipulating the processed input stream, 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/192210 for the current score.
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


Affected Product(s)Version(s)
ITNCM6.4.2

Remediation/Fixes



Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation
ITNCM6.4.2

Upgrade to ITNCM 6.4.2 Fix Pack 13 (6.4.2.13), as per:

Download IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager 6.4.2 Fix Pack 13

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

22 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 March 2021

Initial Publish date:
22 March 2021

UID

ibm16435553