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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.3191
Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in openssh affects IBM Security Virtual
Server Protection for VMware (CVE-2015-5600)
22 December 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: VMware ESX Server
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-5600
Reference: ESB-2015.1975.2
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973301
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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in openssh affects IBM Security Virtual
Server Protection for VMware (CVE-2015-5600)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware
Software version:
1.1, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.1.0
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1973301
Modified date:
2015-12-17
Summary
A vulnerability in openssh makes IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for
VMware susceptible to brute force attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5600
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSH could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by an error in the keyboard-interactive authentication
mechanism that allows successive authentications that exceed the MaxAuthTries
setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute-force
techniques to crack the victim's password.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104877 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Product IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware: 1.1, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1 None 1.1.0.10-ISS-VSP-svm-IF008
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Security+Systems&product=ibm/Tivoli/Security+Virtual+Server+Protection+for+VMware&release=1.1&platform=VMware&function=all
IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1.0.1 None 1.1.0.1-ISS-VSP-svm-IF010
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Security+Systems&product=ibm/Tivoli/Security+Virtual+Server+Protection+for+VMware&release=1.1.0.1&platform=VMware&function=all
IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1.1 None 1.1.1.11-ISS-VSP-svm-IF008
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Tivoli/Security+Virtual+Server+Protection+for+VMware&release=1.1.1.0&platform=VMware&function=all
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
<15 December 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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