IBM SECURITY ADVISORY

First Issued: Wed Mar 18 10:29:53 CDT 2015
|Updated: Tue Mar 24 13:39:27 CDT 2015
|Update: Corrected 6.1.9.4 iFix checksum

The most recent version of this document is available here:

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/tcpdump_advisory.asc
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/tcpdump_advisory.asc
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/tcpdump_advisory.asc

                       VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

VULNERABILITY: Vulnerability in AIX tcpdump

 PLATFORMS:          AIX 6.1, and 7.1 releases
                     VIOS 2.2.*

 SOLUTION:           Apply the fix as described below

 THREAT:             A remote attacker can cause denial of service

 CVE Number:         CVE-2014-8769 CVSS=5.00

 Reboot required?    NO
 Workarounds?        NO
 Protected by FPM?   NO
 Protected by SED?   NO

===============================================================================
DETAILED INFORMATION

I. DESCRIPTION (from cve.mitre.org)

CVE-2014-8769
tcpdump is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper
handling of input by the application decoder for the Ad hoc On-Demand
Distance Vector (AODV) protocol. By sending specially-crafted data, a
remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application
to crash.

Please see following for more information:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2014-8769

II. CVSS

CVE-2014-8769 
CVSS Base Score: 5.00
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98764 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS String: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

III. PLATFORM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

Note: To use the following commands on VIOS you must first
execute:

oem_setup_env

To determine if your system is vulnerable, execute the following
command:

lslpp -L bos.net.tcp.server

The following fileset levels are vulnerable:

AIX Fileset        Lower Level       Upper Level   KEY
----------------------------------------------------------
bos.net.tcp.server  6.1.8.0          6.1.8.18     key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.server  6.1.9.0          6.1.9.30     key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.server  7.1.2.0          7.1.2.18     key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.server  7.1.3.0          7.1.3.30     key_w_fs


AIX Fileset (VIOS)  Lower Level           Upper Level
----------------------------------------------------------------
bos.net.tcp.server  6.1.8.0(2.2.2.0)      6.1.8.18(2.2.2.6)
bos.net.tcp.server  6.1.9.0(2.2.3.0)      6.1.9.30(2.2.3.4)

IV. SOLUTIONS

A. APARS

    IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:

    AIX Level      APAR number   Availability      KEY
    -------------------------------------------------------------
    6.1.8          IV68950       09/30/2015 SP7        key_w_apar
    6.1.9          IV68992       05/29/2015 SP5        key_w_apar
    7.1.2          IV68951       09/30/2015 SP7        key_w_apar
    7.1.3          IV67588       05/29/2015 SP5        key_w_apar

    Subscribe to the APARs here:

    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV68950
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV68992
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV68951
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV67588

    By subscribing, you will receive periodic email alerting you
    to the status of the APAR, and a link to download the fix once
    it becomes available.

B. FIXES

    Fixes are available.  The fixes can be downloaded via ftp or
    http from:

    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/tcpdump_fix.tar
    https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/tcpdump_fix.tar

    The links above are to a tar file containing the signed
    advisory, fix packages, and PGP signatures for each package.
    The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will
    enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
    Technology Levels.

    AIX Level   Interim Fix (*.Z)            KEY
    --------------------------------------------------
    6.1.8.5     IV68950s5a.150205.epkg.Z     key_w_fix 
    6.1.8.6     IV68950s5a.150205.epkg.Z     key_w_fix
    6.1.9.4     IV68992s4a.150204.epkg.Z     key_w_fix
    7.1.2.5     IV68951s5a.150205.epkg.Z     key_w_fix
    7.1.2.6     IV68951s5a.150205.epkg.Z     key_w_fix
    7.1.3.4     IV67588s4a.150204.epkg.Z     key_w_fix

    VIOS Level   Interim Fix (*.Z)
    -------------------------------------
    2.2.2.5      IV68950s5a.150205.epkg.Z
    2.2.2.6      IV68950s5a.150205.epkg.Z 
    2.2.3.4      IV68992s4a.150204.epkg.Z 

    To extract the fixes from the tar file:
    tar -xvf tcpdump_fix.tar
    cd tcpdump_fix

    Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:

	The checksums below were generated using the
    "openssl dgst -sha256 file" command as the followng:

    openssl dgst -sha256                                             filename                 KEY
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    f35915e5d216820cdb2c530d9fb667bf7439293a310b1d17ba420aa613f10cd5 IV68950s5a.150205.epkg.Z key_w_csum 

| 2f0e6e863647a6c4a786a881363b1dc62aa5c3612aab5d2761ab0c14a7d799be IV68992s4a.150204.epkg.Z key_w_csum
7baa89d4387dd0251b83b4598773d3fc5b8bb6080a50bc3ee3881e70b5052fed IV68951s5a.150205.epkg.Z key_w_csum
753e23a332f7e617007159bebb5e4d02c5bfdc0a2566714546b9c2ec4d512978 IV67588s4a.150204.epkg.Z key_w_csum

    These sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar
    file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the
    integrity of the fixes.  If the sums or signatures cannot be
    confirmed, contact IBM AIX Security at
    [email protected] and describe the discrepancy.

    openssl dgst -sha1 -verify <pubkey_file> -signature <advisory_file>.sig <advisory_file>

    openssl dgst -sha1 -verify <pubkey_file> -signature <ifix_file>.sig <ifix_file>

 C. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION

    IMPORTANT: If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup
    of the system be created.  Verify it is both bootable and
    readable before proceeding.

    To preview a fix installation:

    installp -a -d fix_name -p all  # where fix_name is the name of the
                                    # fix package being previewed.
    To install a fix package:

    installp -a -d fix_name -X all  # where fix_name is the name of the
                                    # fix package being installed.

    Interim fixes have had limited functional and regression
    testing but not the full regression testing that takes place
    for Service Packs; however, IBM does fully support them.

    Interim fix management documentation can be found at:

    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html

    To preview an interim fix installation:

    emgr -e ipkg_name -p         # where ipkg_name is the name of the
                                 # interim fix package being previewed.

    To install an interim fix package:

    emgr -e ipkg_name -X         # where ipkg_name is the name of the
                                 # interim fix package being installed.

V. WORKAROUNDS (from kb.isc.org)
None.

VI. OBTAINING FIXES

AIX security fixes can be downloaded from:

    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security

AIX fixes can be downloaded from:

    http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/main/pseries/aix

NOTE: Affected customers are urged to upgrade to the latest
applicable Technology Level and Service Pack.

VII. CONTACT INFORMATION

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Comments regarding the content of this announcement can be
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signed advisories and ifixes:

    Download the key from our web page:

    http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pgpkey.txt

To obtain the PGP public key that can be used to communicate
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    A. Send an email with "get key" in the subject line to:

        [email protected]

    B. Download the key from a PGP Public Key Server. The key ID is:

        0x28BFAA12

Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
N/A.

IX. REFERENCES:

Complete CVSS Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html
On-line Calculator V2: http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2
X-Force Vulnerability Database: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/
CVE-2014-8769: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2014-8769

*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 Flash.

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