Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in cURL/libcURL affect IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware

Summary

IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware has addressed the following vulnerabilities in cURL/libcURL.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1000100 DESCRIPTION: cURL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a TFTP URL processing error when doing a TFTP transfer. By redirecting a libcurl-using client request to a TFTP URL containing an overly long file name, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send private memory contents and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130190&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5419 DESCRIPTION: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115804&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5420 DESCRIPTION: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115805&gt; 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

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Affected Version

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IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware

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3.6

Remediation/Fixes

Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Product

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Fix Version

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IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet / IB6131 40Gb Infiniband Switch Firmware
(mlnx_fw_ppc_m460ex-sx-3.6.6000_anyos_noarch)

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3.6.6000

Workarounds and Mitigations

None