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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0921
IBM WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: Buffer overflow
vulnerability in setuid 'mqm' commands (CVE-2013-3028)
3 July 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
UNIX specific
Solaris
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3028
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21639001
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IBM WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: Buffer overflow vulnerability in
setuid 'mqm' commands (CVE-2013-3028)
Flash (Alert)
Document information
WebSphere MQ
Software version:
7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.1.2, 7.0.1.3, 7.0.1.4, 7.0.1.5,
7.0.1.6, 7.0.1.7, 7.0.1.8, 7.0.1.9, 7.0.1.10, 7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.5,
7.5.0.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP Itanium, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Linux Red Hat - i/p Series, Linux Red
Hat - xSeries, Linux Red Hat - zSeries, Linux SUSE - xSeries, Linux SUSE -
zSeries, Linux SuSE - i/p Series, Linux iSeries, Linux on Power, Linux
zSeries, OS/400, Solaris, UNIX, i5/OS, iSeries
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1639001
Modified date:
2013-06-26
Abstract
IBM WebSphere MQ Security Vulnerability: There is a potential buffer overflow
in multiple MQ server control commands that could be exploited to allow
malicious code to execute with MQ administrator privileges through setuid on
UNIX platforms or adopted authority on IBM i.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVE ID: CVE-2013-3028
DESCRIPTION:
There is the potential for a buffer overflow in multiple MQ server control
commands that execute with setuid on UNIX or adopted authority on IBM i
platforms to be exploited in such a way to allow malicious code to execute
with MQ administrator privileges.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84564 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
*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.
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 server, All distributed platforms except Windows
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 server, All distributed platforms except Windows
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5 server, All distributed platforms except Windows
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for each named product as soon as
practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.
FIX
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1
Apply fix pack 7.0.1.11 when available. In the interim apply APAR IV43368
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1
Apply fix pack 7.1.0.3 when available. In the interim apply APAR IV43368
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5
Apply fix pack 7.5.0.2 when available. In the interim apply APAR IV43368
WORKAROUND:
None known; apply fixes.
Mitigation
None known
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide ( http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html)
On-line Calculator V2 ( http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2)
X-Force Vulnerability Database ( http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84564)
CVE-2013-3028 ( http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3028)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by CyberCrown Ltd.
CHANGE HISTORY:
26th June 2013: Original Copy Published
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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