Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by an International Components for Unicode (ICU) vulnerability (CVE-2014-9911)

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in ICU that is embedded in IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses this issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-9911**
DESCRIPTION:** International Components for Unicode (ICU) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by a flaw in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp. By using a specially-crafted uloc_getDisplayName call, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and a denial of service on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120360 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Flex System Manager 1.3.4.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.1
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends updating the FSM using the instructions referenced in this table.

Product |

VRMF |

Remediation
—|—|—
Flex System Manager|

1.3.4.0 |

Install fsmfix1.3.4.0_IT19262_IT19315_IT19320
Flex System Manager|

1.3.3.0 |

Install fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT19262_IT19315_IT19320
Flex System Manager|

1.3.2.1
1.3.2.0 |

Install fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT19262_IT19315_IT19320

For all VRMF not listed in this table, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed and supported version/release of the product.

For a complete list of FSM security bulletins refer to this technote: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas7797054ebc3d9857486258027006ce4a0&myns=purflex&mync=E&cm_sp=purflex--NULL--E

Workarounds and Mitigations

None