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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0518
Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by a
vulnerability in Busybox (CVE-2014-9645)
24 February 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security Access Manager for Web
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-9645
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998196
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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by a
vulnerability in Busybox (CVE-2014-9645)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: IBM Security Access Manager
Software version: 7.0.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5,
8.0.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 8.0.1.4, 9.0.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1.0, 9.0.2.0
Operating system(s): Appliance
Reference #: 1998196
Modified date: 24 February 2017
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Busybox. IBM Security Access Manager
appliances use Busybox and are affected by this vulnerabilty.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-9645
DESCRIPTION: Busybox could allow a local attacker to bypass security
restrictions, caused by an error when parsing module names by the modprobe. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted basename
to load arbitrary modules.
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100392 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions.
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation
instructions in the README files included with the patch.
Product VRMF APAR Remediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 (appliance) IV91122 Apply Interim Fix 29:
7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0029
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0.0.0 - IV91114 Upgrade to 8.0.1.5:
8.0.1.4 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0005
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0.0.0 - IV91118 Upgrade to 8.0.1.5:
8.0.1.4 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0005
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 - IV91085 Upgrade to 9.0.2.1:
9.0.2.0 9.0.2-ISS-ISAM-FP0001
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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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
*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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