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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is affected by NTP vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-6462, CVE-2017-6463, CVE-2017-6464)

Created by Ann-Louise Bolger on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/728215
728215

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-6464
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malformed mode configuration directive to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123610 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2017-6463
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending an invalid setting, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the :config directive to cause the daemon to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123612 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2017-6462
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overflow in the legacy Datum Programmable Time Server refclock driver. By sending specially crafted packets, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123611 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
 

Affected Products and Versions

Affected IBM Security Access Manager Appliance

Affected Versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 - 7.0.0.33
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 - 8.0.1.7
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 - 8.0.1.7
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 - 9.0.5.0

Remediation/Fixes

The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.
 

Product VRMF APAR Remediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 - 7.0.0.32 (appliance) IJ03473 Apply Interim Fix 34:
7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0034
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0.0.0 -
8.0.1.7
IJ03471

1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.7, upgrade to 8.0.1.7:
8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0007 

2. Apply 8.0.1.7 IF1:
8.0.1.7-ISS-WGA-IF0001

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0.0.0 -
8.0.1.7
IJ03472

1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.7, upgrade to 8.0.1.7:
8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0007

2. Apply 8.0.1.7 IF 1:
8.0.1.7-ISS-ISAM-IF0001

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 -
9.0.5.0
IJ03471

1. For versions prior to 9.0.5.0, upgrade to 9.0.5.0:

9.0.5-ISS-ISAM-FP0000

2. Upgrade to 9.0.5.0 IF 1:
9.0.5.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Change History

20 August 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 August 2018

UID

ibm10728215