Troubleshooting
Problem
It is possible to inject malicious code while entering user name on HMC Logon screen. This code would get activated when failed login message is displayed in HMC Event Log GUI.
Resolving The Problem
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVEID: CVE-2014-0883
DESCRIPTION:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91163 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
Power HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.5
Power HMC Version 7 Release 7.1.0 to 7.8.0
REMEDIATION:
| VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix | |
| Power HMC | Version 7 Release 7.7.0 Service Pack 3 | MB03778 | http://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/04c01/0/MH01409.readme.html |
| Power HMC | Version 7 Release 7.8.0 Service Pack 1 | MB03765 | https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/ |
| Power HMC | Version 7 Release 7.1.0 to 7.6.0 | N/A | Please contact IBM Support if you need a fix. |
| Power HMC | Version 7 Release 7.3.5 | N/A | Please contact IBM Support if you need a fix. |
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
No workarounds are necessary if you don’t use View HMC Events GUI.
REFERENCES:
· Complete CVSS Guide
· On-line Calculator V2
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Arnold Grossmann, Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation.
CHANGE HISTORY
27 Feb 2014: Original Copy Published
*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 Flash.
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1019972