Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol (NTP) affect IBM Storwize V7000 Unified (CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, and CVE-2014-9296)

Summary

A fix is available for IBM Storwize V7000 Unified, for the security vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol (NTP) being used.

Vulnerability Details

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified for synchronizing time.

CVEID: CVE-2014-9293

**DESCRIPTION:**Network Time Protocol (NTP) could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to perform unauthorized actions.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99576&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-9294

**DESCRIPTION:**Network Time Protocol (NTP) could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to perform unauthorized actions.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99577&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2014-9295

**DESCRIPTION:**Network Time Protocol (NTP) is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99578&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2014-9296

**DESCRIPTION:**Network Time Protocol (NTP) is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99579&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.3.0.0 to 1.5.1.3

Remediation/Fixes

A fix for these issues is in version 1.5.2.0 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified. Customers running an affected version of V7000 Unified should upgrade to 1.5.2.0 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.

Latest Storwize V7000 Unified Software

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workaround(s): None

Mitigation(s): Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.