Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) to which the IBM® FlashSystem™ V840 is susceptible. An exploit of this vulnerability (CVE-2017-7502) could to cause a denial of service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-7502
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), as used in Mozilla Firefox, is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the ssl3_GatherData() function. By sending empty SSLv2 messages, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126599 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Storage Node
· Machine Type Models (MTMs) affected include 9846-AE1 and 9848-AE1
· Code versions affected include supported VRMFs:
o No supported VRMFs are affected
o VRMFs prior to 1.2.0.0 are not supported, but are affected
Controller Node
· MTMs affected include 9846-AC0, 9848-AC0, 9846-AC1, and 9848-AC1
· Code versions affected include supported VRMFs:
o No supported VRMFs are affected
o VRMFs 7.3.0.8 and earlier are not supported, but are affected
Remediation/Fixes
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V840 MTMs | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| Storage nodes: 9846-AE1 & 9848-AE1 Controller nodes: 9846-AC0, 9846-AC1, 9848-AC0, & 9848-AC1 | Code fixes are now available, the minimum VRMF containing the fix depends on the code stream: Storage Node VRMF 1.4 stream: 1.4.0.0 1.3 stream: 1.3.0.0 1.2 stream: 1.2.0.0 Controller Node VRMF 7.8 stream: 7.8.0.0 7.7 stream: 7.7.0.0 7.6 stream: 7.6.0.0 | N/A | FlashSystem V840 fixes for storage and controller node are available @ IBM’s Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
23 October 2017 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:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1010531