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Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Monitoring is affected by a vulnerability in its internal web server

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability exists in the internal web server provided by IBM Tivoli Monitoring basic services. IBM has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2017-1789
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Monitoring could allow an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code through unspecified methods.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137034 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

IBM Tivoli Monitoring version 6.2.3 through 6.2.3 Fix Pack 5

IBM Tivoli Monitoring version 6.3.0 through 6.3.0 Fix Pack 7

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix for the version of IBM Tivoli Monitoring as listed below:

Fix

VRMFAPARHow to acquire fix
6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005-IJ043246.2.3.5IJ04324
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044639
6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007-IJ043246.3.0.7IJ04324

Workarounds and Mitigations

The internal HTTP server can be disabled for Agent only systems. For TEMS/TEPS you need to apply the appropriate patch above.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

02/27/2018 Draft bulletin created

*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.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22014096

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