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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1413
Security Bulletin: Ceilometer database access unrestricted
in PowerVC (CVE-2015-1937)
29 May 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: Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-1937
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020731
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Security Bulletin: Ceilometer database access unrestricted in PowerVC
(CVE-2015-1937)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
PowerVC Standard Edition
Software version:
1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
N1020731
Modified date:
2015-05-28
Summary
IBM PowerVC is using a ceilometer database that does not have authentication
enabled.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1937
DESCRIPTION: IBM PowerVC NoSQL database used by ceilometer is listening on the
remote port and is configured to allow connections without any authentication.
A remote attacker can therefore connect to the database system in order to
create, read, update, and delete documents, collections, and databases.
Authentication tokens belonging to legitimate users may also be obtained from
the database, providing administrator access to the product.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/103109 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.0.0 through 1.2.0.4
PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.1.0 through 1.2.1.2
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.0.0 through 1.2.0.4
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.1.0 through 1.2.1.2
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.2.0 through 1.2.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
Update to PowerVC 1.2.0.4, 1.2.1.2, or 1.2.2.2 as necessary, then apply the
corresponding IT08806 interim fix from Fix Central.
For 1.2.0.4:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.0-PowerVC-FP4-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
For 1.2.1.2:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.1-PowerVC-FP2-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
For 1.2.2.2:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.2-PowerVC-FP2-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
Workarounds and Mitigations
Configure your firewall to prevent remote access on port 27017.
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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
Change History
29 May 2015: Original Version 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 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.
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