Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in php affect IBM Flex System Manager (FSM): (CVE-2014-3668, CVE-2014-3669 and CVE-2014-3670)

Summary

Summary: There are multiple vulnerabilities in
php that is used by IBM Flex System Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID:
CVE-2014-3668

DESCRIPTION: PHP is vulnerable to a buffer
overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the mkgmtime()

Vulnerability Details

Abstract

There are multiple vulnerabilities in php that is used by IBM Flex System Manager.

Content

Vulnerability Details:

CVE-ID:CVE-2014-3668

Description: PHP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the mkgmtime() function in xmlrpc.c. By sending an overly long string argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash

CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97684&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3669

Description: PHP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in the unserialize() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted data to cause the application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97685&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3670

Description: PHP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a heap corruption error in the exif_thumbnail() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted JPEG image, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97686&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected products and versions

• Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x
• Flex System Manager 1.2.0.x
• Flex System Manager 1.2.1.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x
• Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x

Remediation/Fixes:

Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):

None

Reference:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History
11 February 2015: 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 Flash.

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