Security Bulletin: Three potential vulnerabilities in IBM GCM16/GCM32 Global Console Managers (CVE-2014-3085, CVE-2014-3081, CVE-2014-3080)

Vulnerability Details

Abstract

Three potential vulnerabilities have been discovered in IBM GCM16/GCM32 Global Console Manager KVM Switches

Content

Vulnerability Details:

CVE ID: CVE-2014-3085

Description: Improperly sanitized input may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform remote code execution on the GCM KVM switch.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94091 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID: CVE-2014-3081

Description: IBM GCM16 and GCM32 contain a vulnerability that would allow a remote authenticated attacker to read any file on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93930 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-3080

Description: GCM16 and GCM32 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93929 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected products and versions

• IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager (GCM16)
• IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager (GCM32)
• Firmware versions 1.20.0.22575 and earlier

Remediation:

IBM recommends updating to firmware version 1.20.20.23447 or newer, available on IBM Fix Central.

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):

None known

References:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Alejandro Alvarez Bravo.

Change History
14 July 2014: Original Copy 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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