Security Bulletin: Storwize V7000 Unified documentation update available for configuration of Storwize V7000 Unified with LDAP authentication (CVE-2012-0706)

Abstract

Storwize V7000 Unified includes a version of the LDAP client which stores the username and the password of the LDAP user in clear text in the local file system.

Content

VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVE ID:CVE-2012-0706

DESCRIPTION:
Storwize V7000 Unified requires LDAP username (called binddn) and password for authentication purposes when accessing the LDAP server to obtain information about users and groups. Storwize V7000 Unified includes an LDAP client implementation which stores the LDAP username and the LDAP password in clear text in the local file system. A local or a remote attacker who gains root access to Storwize V7000 Unified can use this information to gain access to the external LDAP server.
Earlier versions of the Storwize V7000 Unified documentation advised Storwize V7000 Unified administrator’s to configure an LDAP account with root-like access to the LDAP server. The Storwize V7000 Unified documentation has been changed to recommend that customers configure the system to only allow LDAP users with a least privileged access for Storwize V7000 Unified to look up data on the LDAP server.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 1.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73309 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

AFFECTED PLATFORMS:

• Affected releases: All Storwize V7000 Unified releases.

REMEDIATION:

Vendor Fix(es): None. Permanent limitation.

Workaround(s): Updated documentation is available with Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.2.3 and above and Storwize Unified 1.4.0.0 and above. Please refer to below section on infocenter to follow the guidelines.
Administering > Managing > Managing authentication and ID mapping > Configuring the system for authentication > Authentication using an external LDAP server > Setting up external LDAP server prerequisites

Mitigation(s): Storwize V7000 Unified customers who configure Storwize V7000 Unified with LDAP authentication should configure Storwize V7000 Unified using an LDAP user id with least privileges as described in the updated documentation. In addition SSL or TLS should be configured to ensure that the LDAP user name is not transferred in clear text over the network. Please see Storwize V7000 Unified Information Center for more details.

REFERENCES:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73309
• CVE-2012-0706
• Updated documentation:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/storwize/unified_ic/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.storwize.v7000.unified.140.doc%2Fmng_ldap_binddn_req.html

RELATED INFORMATION:

• IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
• IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

CHANGE HISTORY:

• 03/18/2013: 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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