Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Apache affect the IBM Flex System Manager (FSM): (CVE-2013-6438, CVE-2014-0098, CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231)

Vulnerability Details

Abstract

Vulnerabilities in Apache affect the IBM Flex System Manager (FSM): (CVE-2013-6438, CVE-2014-0098, CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231)

Content

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6438

Description: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the mod_dav module. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to stop responding.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90878 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0098

Description: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the mod_log_config module. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91879 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0226

Description: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a race condition in the mod_status module. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94678 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0231

Description: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the mod_cgid module. By sending specially-crafted requests, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause child processes to hang.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94674 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected products and versions

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

Remediation/Fixes:

IBM recommends that you remediate these vulnerabilities through the following code upgrades:

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):

None

References:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2

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

Acknowledgement

None

Change History
14 January 2015: 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 Flash.

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