IBMECA6D7B4CC3501CFA85A9E6C8D1AE095ACDB345834B3E360155D3223CBEF0B42Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in ntp affects IBM Flex System Manager (FSM): (CVE-2014-9295)
EPSS
Percentile
99.6%
Summary
Vulnerabilities have been found in ntp that is used by IBM Flex System Manager (FSM).
Vulnerability Details
Abstract
Vulnerabilities have been found in ntp that is used by IBM Flex System Manager (FSM).
Content
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9295
Description: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking by ntpd. By sending specially-crafted packets, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99578> for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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
Remediation/Fixes:
IBM recommends that you remediate these vulnerabilities through the following code upgrades:
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.2.x | IT06706 | fsmfix_1.3.2.0_IT06705_IT06684_IT06706 |
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.1.x | IT06706 | fsmfix_1.3.1.0_IT06705_IT06684_IT06706 |
| Flex System Manager | 1.3.0.x | IT06706 | fsmfix_1.3.0.0_IT06705_IT06684_IT06706 |
| Flex System Manager | 1.2.1.x | IT06706 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
| Flex System Manager | 1.2.0.x | IT06706 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
| Flex System Manager | 1.1.x.x | IT06706 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release, upgrade to FSM 1.3.2.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
Reference:
Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
13 February 2015: 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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EPSS
Percentile
99.6%