Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) Configuration Patterns is affected by vulnerability (CVE-2014-0897)

Vulnerability Details

Abstract

IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) Configuration Patterns is affected by vulnerability CVE-2014-0897

Content

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0897

Description: IBM FSM Configuration Patterns uses a weak encryption algorithm when creating local accounts on a Chassis Management Module (CMM).
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91395
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected products and versions

From the FSM command line enter lsconfig -V to determine the level of FSM installed.

• Flex System Manager 1.2.0.x
• Flex System Manager 1.2.1.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x

NON-AFFECTED PRODUCTS and VERSIONS

• Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x

Remediation:

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):

Two ways to reduce the possibilities of having the CMM local account password exploited on affected releases are:

1. Use the CMM to change the local account’s password shortly after the pattern has been deployed to the CMM.  Then the weak encrypted value will not apply to the CMM user.
2. Use the CMM interfaces to create local accounts instead of the “New User and Security Pattern” Configuration Pattern.
   

References:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2
• OpenSSL Project vulnerability website

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

Acknowledgement
None

Change History
25  August 2014: Original Copy Published

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