9.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
IBM RackSwitch Products have addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2.
Summary
IBM RackSwitch Products have addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2017-8872
Description: libxml2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a a buffer-over-read flaw in the htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service condition or obtain sensitive information on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125890> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Product | Affected Version |
---|---|
IBM RackSwitch G8052 | 7.11 |
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124E | 7.11 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264 | 7.11 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264CS | 7.8 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264T | 7.9 |
IBM RackSwitch G8316 | 7.9 |
IBM RackSwitch G8332 | 7.7 |
Remediation/Fixes:
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
Product | Fix Version |
---|---|
IBM RackSwitch G8052 (G8052_Image_7.11.11.0) | 7.11.11.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8124/G8124E (G8124_G8124E_Image_7.11.11.0) | 7.11.11.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264 (G8264_Image_7.11.11.0) | 7.11.11.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264CS (G8264CS_Image_7.8.18.0) | 7.8.18.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8264T (G8264T_Image_7.9.21.0) | 7.9.21.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8316 (G8316_Image_7.9.21.0) | 7.9.21.0 |
IBM RackSwitch G8332 (G8332_Image_7.7.27.0) | 7.7.27.0 |
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
17 November 2017: Original Copy Published
Disclaimer
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9.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P