Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by vulnerability in subversion (CVE-2017-9800)

Summary

IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed vulnerability in subversion.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-9800**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Subversion could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by the connection to URLs provided by the repository. By committing to a honest server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted svn+ssh:// URL to execute arbitrary shell commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130360&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Security

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM QRadar Network Security| Firmware version 5.4| Install Firmware 5.4.0.3 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector.
Or
Download Firmware 5.4.0.3 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None