Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by php5 vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-9933, CVE-2016-9935)

Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in php5 that is embedded in IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses these issues.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-9933**
DESCRIPTION:** GD Graphics Library (libgd) as used in PHP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack consumption vulnerability in gdImageFillToBorder function in gd.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted imagefilltoborder calls to cause a segmentation fault.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120376 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-9935**
DESCRIPTION:** PHP vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read and memory error in php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120374 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

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