Security Bulletin
Summary
Perl is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1238
DESCRIPTION: Perl could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error when loading optional modules. By loading code from the current working directory, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the target Perl application to load and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115425 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Power HMC V7.7.9.0
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
Power HMC | V7.7.9.0 SP3 | MB04044 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 November 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1021704