IBM662DD66D84A5337666DFEFCB42253D8FEF0B1E3EE5CB87968BEB6411F8E57237Security Bulletin: Vulnerability with event processing affects IBM Flex System Manager (FSM)
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
Summary
Event processing can allow an attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges. (CVE-2015-1992)
Vulnerability Details
Summary
Event processing can allow an attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges. (CVE-2015-1992)
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1992
Description: An unspecified vulnerability in event processing could allow an attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103846> for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
- Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x
- Flex System Manager 1.2.0.x
- Flex System Manager 1.2.1.x
- Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x
- Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x
- Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x
- Flex System Manager 1.3.3.x
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.3.x | IT10337 | Install fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT10337 then use “smcli cfgEAPFilter” to secure event processing. |
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.2.x | IT10337 | Install fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT10337 then use “smcli cfgEAPFilter” to secure event processing. |
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.1.x | IT10337 | Install fsmfix1.3.1.0_IT10337 then use “smcli cfgEAPFilter” to secure event processing. |
Warning: This release contains other vulnerabilities for which IBM has not published a fix. IBM recommends upgrading to FSM 1.3.3.0 and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager | 1.3.0.x | IT10337 | Install fsmfix1.3.0.0_IT10337 then use smcli cfgEAPFilter to secure event processing.
Warning: This release contains other vulnerabilities for which IBM has not published a fix. IBM recommends upgrading to FSM 1.3.3.0 and following the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager | 1.2.1.x | IT10337 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.3.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager | 1.2.0.x | IT10337 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.3.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities.
Flex System Manager | 1.1.x.x | IT10337 | Effective April 30, 2015, IBM has discontinued service for these version/release/modification/fix levels.
Workarounds and Mitigation
None.
Reference
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
24 September 2015: Original version 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 Security Bulletin.
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