Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in NTP.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in NTP.
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5300
Description: Network Time Protocol (NTP) could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to correctly implement the threshold limitation for the '-g' option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to intercept NTP traffic and make multiple steps larger than the panic threshold.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107594
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) | 2PET |
Remediation/Fixes:
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module
(CMM) ibm_fw_cmm_2pet14d-2.5.6d_anyos_noarch |
2PET14d-2.5.6d |
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
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Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
07 July 2016: Original Copy Published
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References
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099428