Security Bulletin
Summary
SONAS is shipped with Mozilla firefox, for which a fix is available for a security vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2013-5607
DESCRIPTION:
SONAS is shipped with Mozilla firefox. A fix is available for the security vulnerability found with Mozilla firefox. This vulnerability is not exploitable during usual operations of SONAS system. Nevertheless, since using firefox to access the Internet would implicate this vulnerability, we recommend applying the fix available.
CVE-2013-5607
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89066 for the current score
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SONAS
The product is affected when running code releases 1.3.2.0 to 1.4.2.1.
Remediation/Fixes
A fix for this issue is in version 1.4.3.0 of SONAS. Customers running an earlier version of SONAS (e.g. SONAS 1.3.2.0, 1.4.1.1, 1.4.2.1) should upgrade to SONAS 1.4.3.0 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Work-around(s): Use of Mozilla firefox for accessing web sites from SONAS system should be avoided.
Mitigation(s): This vulnerability is not exploitable during usual operations of SONAS system. Service personnel should not use Mozilla firefox from SONAS nodes to access the Internet.
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References
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1004641