Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in libxml2 have been addressed by IBM Flex System switch firmware products listed below.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-5130
DESCRIPTION: Google Chrome is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by libxml2. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133570 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2017-16932
DESCRIPTION: Xmlsoft libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite recursion issue in parameter entities. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust available memory on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135489 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)
CVEID: CVE-2017-15412
DESCRIPTION: Google Chrome could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in libXML. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136046 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5131
DESCRIPTION: Google Chrome could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in libxml. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115396 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
|
Product |
Affected Version |
| IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch firmware |
7.8 |
|
IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable firmware |
7.8 |
|
IBM Flex System Fabric GbFSIM 10Gb Scalable Switch firmware |
7.8 |
|
IBM Flex System CN4093 10Gb ScSE firmware |
7.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
|
Product |
Fix Version |
|
IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch firmware |
7.8.20.00 |
|
IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable firmware |
7.8.20.00 |
|
IBM Flex System Fabric GbFSIM 10Gb Scalable Switch firmware |
7.8.20.00 |
|
IBM Flex System CN4093 10Gb ScSE firmware |
7.8.20.00 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
12 July 2018: 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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Internal Use Only
11155/113319
LEN-18452/LEN-18640
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 July 2018
UID
ibm10713477