Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Netezza Host Management is affected by multiple Open Source security vulnerabilities in: GNU glibc, NTP address spoofing and NTP, NTPd and ntp_crypto.c disclosure.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9297
Description: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by insufficient entropy in PRNG. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the IPv6 address ::1 to bypass ACLs and launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.000
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100004 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9298
Description: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper validation of the length value in extension field pointers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.000
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100005 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-7817
Description: GNU C Library (glibc) could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by an error in the wordexp() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98852 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9750
Description: NTP NTPd could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in ntp_crypto.c when Autokey Authentication is enabled. By sending a malformed packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 4.800
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109527 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9751
Description: Network Time Protocol (NTP) could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to properly determine whether a source IP address is an IPv6 loopback address by the read_network_packet function. By sending a specially crafted packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof restricted packets.
CVSS Base Score: 5.300
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109548 for more information
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
|
Affected Version | CVE |
| IBM Netezza Host Management 5.3.2.1 (and prior releases) | CVE-2014-9297 CVE-2014-9298 |
| IBM Netezza Host Management 5.3.3.0 (and prior releases) | CVE-2014-7817 |
| IBM Netezza Host Management 5.3.10.1 (and prior releases) | CVE-2014-9750 CVE-2014-9751 |
Remediation/Fixes
To resolve the reported CVEs for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.x, and for the most up-to-date software for the Netezza host operating system, update to the latest IBM Netezza Host Management release:
IBM Netezza Host Management 5.4.2.0 Link to Fix Central
The Netezza Host Management software contains the latest RHEL updates for the operating systems certified for use on IBM Netezza/PureData System for Analytics appliances. IBM recommends upgrading to the latest Netezza Host Management version to ensure that your hosts have the latest fixes, security changes, and operating system updates. IBM Support can assist you with planning for the Netezza Host Management and operating system upgrades to your appliances.
For more details on IBM Netezza Host Management security patching:
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References
Change History
2 March 2016 Original Version Published
24 January 2017: Corrected typo in 1615012 URL
*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:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21977803