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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2511
Security Bulletin: Open Source VMware Fusion Vulnerabilities in IBM Pure
Application System (CVE-2017-4903, CVE-2017-4904, CVE-2017-4905)
5 October 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Pure Application System
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-4905 CVE-2017-4904 CVE-2017-4903
Reference: ESB-2017.0830
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009145
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Security Bulletin: Open Source VMware Fusion Vulnerabilities in IBM Pure
Application System (CVE-2017-4903, CVE-2017-4904, CVE-2017-4905)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
PureApplication System
Security
Software version:
2.2.3.0, 2.2.3.1, 2.2.3.2
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #:
2009145
Modified date:
04 October 2017
Summary
A vulnerability in Open Source VMware Fusion affects IBM PureApplication
System.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-4905
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple VMware products could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by uninitializing stack memory usage. A local attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123963
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-4904
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple VMware products could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by uninitializing stack memory usage in XHCI
controller. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
code on the system and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123962
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-4903
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple VMware products could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by uninitializing stack memory usage in SVGA. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the
system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123961
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.2
Remediation/Fixes
The PureSystems Managers. on IBM PureApplication System is affected. The
solution is to upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix
level:
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.0, V2.2.3.1, V2.2.3.2
Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.2.4.0. Contact IBM for assistance
IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed version of the product. Contact IBM for
assistance
Information on upgrading can be found here:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039159
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
October 2, 2017: Original document 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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