Security Bulletin
Summary
NSS is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-7805
DESCRIPTION: Potential use-after-free in TLS 1.2 server when verifying client authentication
A use-after-free flaw was found in the TLS 1.2 implementation in the NSS library when client authentication was used. A malicious client could use this flaw to cause an application compiled against NSS to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running the application.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products and Versions
Power HMC V8.8.4.0
Power HMC V8.8.5.0
Power HMC V8.8.6.0
Power HMC V8.8.7.0
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 | V8.8.4.0 SP3 | MB04104 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.5.0 SP3 | MB04105 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.6.0 SP2 | MB04118 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.7.1 ppc | MB04114 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.7.1 x86 | MB04113 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
Initial version : 01 Jan 2018
*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
nas8N1022320