Security Bulletin
Summary
A fix is available for IBM Storwize V7000 Unified, for the security vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol (NTP) being used.
Vulnerability Details
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified for synchronizing time.
CVEID: CVE-2014-9293
DESCRIPTION: Network Time Protocol (NTP) could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to perform unauthorized actions.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99576 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-9294
DESCRIPTION: Network Time Protocol (NTP) could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to perform unauthorized actions.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99577 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-9295
DESCRIPTION: Network Time Protocol (NTP) is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99578 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2014-9296
DESCRIPTION: Network Time Protocol (NTP) is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99579 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.3.0.0 to 1.5.1.3
Remediation/Fixes
A fix for these issues is in version 1.5.2.0 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified. Customers running an affected version of V7000 Unified should upgrade to 1.5.2.0 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.
Latest Storwize V7000 Unified Software
Workarounds and Mitigations
Workaround(s): None
Mitigation(s): Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Change History
3 April 2015: First draft
*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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Internal Use Only
[PSIRT 2589] IBM product record 49224 for SONAS and 49223 for IFS - DCR 522 - Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) contains multiple vulnerabilities
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005147