IBM33A6678F646713CC906D3E26C8FBC8D20F3AC78891E1C48639394793F180C869Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in NTP affects IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch firmware (CVE-2015-8138)
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Summary
IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch firmware has addressed the following vulnerability in NTP.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch firmware has addressed the following vulnerability in NTP.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2015-8138
Description: NTP could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By sending a specially crafted packet with an origin timestamp of zero, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the timestamp validation check.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110025> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware | 3.3-3.5 |
Remediation/Fixes:
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware | |
| mlnx_fw_ppc_m460ex-sx-3.6.2002_anyos_noarch | 3.6.2002 |
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
10 February 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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Related
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N