Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a security vulnerability that affects Red Hat Linux used by IBM WebSphere Application Server in the IBM Cloud.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-12735
DESCRIPTION: Vim and and Neovim could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper input validation by the :source! command in a modeline. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162255 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
These vulnerabilities affect the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter:
- 2.0
- 3.0
Remediation/Fixes
To mitigate the vulnerability on an existing service instance issue the following command as root:
- echo "set nomodeline" >> /etc/vimrc
To obtain these changes for your installation, upgrade IBM WebSphere Application Server for IBM Cloud Private VM Quickstarter to version 3.0.100 or higher. The service procedure can be found here:
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References
Change History
05 August 2019: Original document published
16 August 2019: Revised document regarding vulnerability details
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 August 2019
UID
ibm10959075