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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Libcurl affects IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter (CVE-2016-0755)

Created by Brian Bedard on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/868528
868528

Security Bulletin


Summary

The switch firmware deliverables listed below have addressed the applicable NTP CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

Summary

The switch firmware deliverables listed below have addressed the applicable NTP CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0755

Description: Libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check NTLM-authenticated proxy connections for reuse. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to use a proxy connection for a different authenticated client username.

CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110290 for 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 FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru		 9.1
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter 9.0

Remediation/Fixes

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

You should verify applying the fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

Product Fixed Version
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru
qlgc_fw_flex_9.1.8.01.00_anyos_noarch		 9.1.8.01.00
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter
qlgc_fw_bcsw_9.0.3.16.00_anyos_noarch		 9.0.3.16.00

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

References

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

Acknowledgement

None.

Change History
07 July 2016: Original Version Published

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

*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.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Operating system independent / None

PureFlex System and Flex System:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 April 2023

UID

ibm1MIGR-5099424

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