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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0753
Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Privileges
Escalation through Authorization Bypass (CVE-2015-7411)
22 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Tivoli Monitoring
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7411
Original Bulletin:
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973559
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Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Privileges Escalation through
Authorization Bypass (CVE-2015-7411)
Document information
More support for:
IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6
Software version:
6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.3.0
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #:
1973559
Modified date:
2016-03-17
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) portal client could allow an authenticated user to
increase their authority and be able to run commands they were not intended to
have authority to run as administrator. This can include running commands on
remote systems managed by IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7411
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) portal client could allow an
authenticated user to increase their authority and be able to run commands
they were not intended to have authority to run as administrator. This can
include running commands on remote systems managed by IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
CVSS Base Score: 9.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107454 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 through 6.3.0 FP6.
Remediation/Fixes
The following patches are provided to remediate the vulnerability.
Fix VRMF How to acquire fix
6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0006-IV77992 6.30 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041532
6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0005-IV77992
6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005-IV77992 6.23 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041532
6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0009-IV77992 6.22 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041532
The fix will also be included in 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007
NOTE 1: The fix for IV77992 requires the patch be installed on the portal
server. In addition to this, the patch needs to be installed on the systems
where the tacmd CLI is installed and utilized. The CLI is installed as part of
the "ue" component.
NOTE 2: The fix for IV77992 supercedes and includes the fix for IBM Tivoli
Monitoring Remote Code Execution as addressed by APAR fix IV77442. Once the
patch above for IV77992 is installed, the patch for IV77442 is not needed and
should not be installed afterwards.
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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
Lukasz Miedzinski with ING Services Polska Sp. z o.o.
Change History
2016-02-26 : Original Copy Published
2016-03-03: Updated CVE number. Removed workaround and updated affected
products section.
2016-03-17: Added link for patch for 6.3.0 FP6.
*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.
Product Alias/Synonym
ITM
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