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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1142
Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected
by vulnerability (CVE-2013-5211)
10 July 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM)
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-5211
Reference: ESB-2014.0992
ESB-2014.0334.3
ESB-2014.0123.2
ESB-2014.0055
ESB-2014.0046.2
Original Bulletin:
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095892
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Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by vulnerability
(CVE-2013-5211)
Applicable countries and regions
Abstract
IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by a ntp vulnerability that
could result in a denial of service
Content
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5211
Description: IBM Flex System Manager allows a remote attacker to use a
valid NTP server to cause a potential denial of service attack by forging
ntp requests.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90143
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected products and versions
- From the FSM command line enter lsconfig -V to determine the level of
FSM installed.
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
NON-AFFECTED PRODUCTS and VERSIONS
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x
Remediation:
Product VRMF APAR Remediation
Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x IT00278 Upgrade to FSM
1.3.2.0, or open a PMR with support to request an APAR
Flex System Manager 1.2.0.x IT00278 fsmfix1.2.0.0_IT00252
Flex System Manager 1.2.1.x IT00278 fsmfix1.2.1.0_IT00252
Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x IT00278 fsmfix1.3.0.0_IT00252
Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x IT00278 fsmfix1.3.1.0_IT00252
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None Known
References:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
OpenSSL Project vulnerability website
Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
01 July 2014: 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.
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.
Applicable countries and regions
Worldwide
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