Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in cURL (CVE-2017-1000257)

Summary

IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the denial of service vulnerability in cURL.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1000257**
DESCRIPTION:** cURL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overread in the IMAP handler. By using a specially crafted IMAP FETCH response, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134033 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM QRadar Network Security| Firmware version 5.4| Install Firmware 5.4.0.4 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector.
Or
Download Firmware 5.4.0.4 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None