IBM2FAAEF5BD476BBEB05336EDFC43341720DC9DF26FBCD920251E9D19B56793A75Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libxml2 affects IBM Chassis Management Module (CVE-2017-5969)
4.7 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Summary
IBM Chassis Management Module has addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Chassis Management Module has addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2017-5969
Description: libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the xmlSaveDoc functionality when used in recover mode. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128274> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product | Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) | 2PET |
Remediation/Fixes:
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) | |
| (ibm_fw_cmm_2pet14k-2.5.10k_anyos_noarch) | 2PET14K-2.5.10k |
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Lenovo Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
09 November 2017: Original Copy 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.
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4.7 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P