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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1751
Vulnerability in command line interface (CVE-2013-5455)
9 December 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM SmartCloud Provisioning
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
VMware ESX Server
Impact/Access: Delete Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-5455
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657949
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in command line interface (CVE-2013-5455)
Flash (Alert)
Document information
More support for:
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning
Software version:
2.1
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1657949
Modified date:
2013-12-05
Abstract
Any user, even with READ-ONLY access to everything, has the ability to
start/stop/DELETE ANY virtual system using the command line interface.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
DESCRIPTION:
Any user, even with READ-ONLY access to everything, has the ability to
start/stop/DELETE ANY virtual system by using the following CLI command:
deployer.virtualsystems[INST].delete(ignoreErrors=False,deleteRecord=True)
where INST is the array index of the virtual system.
Note: This issue occurs only in the CLI, and not in the GUI.
CVEID:
CVE-2013-5455
CVSS Base Score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/88254 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1
REMEDIATION:
The vulnerability will be fixed in the following version of SmartCloud
Provisioning:
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 FP3 IF0001
The remediation will be contained in an interim fix to be issued for
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 FP3. The fix will be available from the IBM
FixCentral web site at
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
Search for Tivoli / IBM SmartCloud Provisioning / 2.1.0 and download the
following files:
2.1.0-TIV-ISCP-FP0003-IF0001
2.1.0-TIV-ISCP-FP0003-IF0001-README
WORKAROUND(S) & MITIGATION(S):
None
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2013-5455
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/88254
IBM Security Alerts
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
None
*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.
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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