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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0553
Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVC - Ceilometer DB2/MongoDB
Backend Password Leak (CVE-2013-6384)
10 March 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM PowerVC Standard Edition
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6384
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020585
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Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVC - Ceilometer DB2/MongoDB Backend Password Leak
(CVE-2013-6384)
Document information
More support for:
PowerVC Standard Edition
Software version:
1.2.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Software edition:
Standard
Reference #:
N1020585
Modified date:
2015-03-09
Security Bulletin
Summary
The password for the database backends is logged at INFO level in the
ceilometer-api logs.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID:
CVE-2013-6384
DESCRIPTION:
The password for the DB2 or MongoDB backends was logged at INFO level in the
ceilometer-api logs. An attacker with access to the logs (local shell, log
aggregation system access, or accidental leak) may leverage this vulnerability
to elevate privileges and gain direct full access to the Ceilometer backend.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89183 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N )
Affected Products and Versions
PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.0.0
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the 1.2.0.1 fixpack or later or upgrade
to 1.2.1.0 or later as soon as practical. The fixpack is available on IBM Fix
Central.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
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 Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Cloud Technology PowerVC Express Edition
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