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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in cURL/libcURL affect IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/717999
717999

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware has addressed the following vulnerabilities in cURL/libcURL.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1000100
DESCRIPTION: cURL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a TFTP URL processing error when doing a TFTP transfer. By redirecting a libcurl-using client request to a TFTP URL containing an overly long file name, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send private memory contents and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130190 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5419
DESCRIPTION: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115804 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:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5420
DESCRIPTION: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115805 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:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Product

Affected Version

IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware

 3.6

Remediation/Fixes

 Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Product

Fix Version

IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware
(mlnx_fw_ppc_m460ex-sx-3.6.6000_anyos_noarch)

3.6.6000

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

19 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 July 2018

UID

ibm10717999