Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile and IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-3073)

Summary

An undisclosed vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to run unauthorized code on the IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile appliance / IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliance.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID:
CVE-2014-3073

DESCRIPTION:
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile / IBM Security Access Manager for Web fails to properly handle certain input data such that it could be possible for an unauthenticated attacker to run unauthorized code on the appliance.

The vulnerability does not require authentication to exploit, the attack can be made remotely, and the complexity is low. A successful exploit could completely compromise the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of the system.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93790&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

• IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile version 8.0 - all firmware versions
• IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 7.0 appliance - all firmware versions.
• IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 8.0 - all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None