Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Netezza Firmware Diagnostics.

Summary

Open Source OpenSSL and GNU glibc are used by IBM Netezza Firmware Diagnostics. IBM Netezza Firmware Diagnostics Support Tools has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3735**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error while parsing an IPAdressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in an incorrect text display of the certificate.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131047 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-3736**
DESCRIPTION:** OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 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-2017-15671**
DESCRIPTION:** GNU C Library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in the glob function in glob.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133909 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:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2017-15670**
DESCRIPTION:** GNU C Library is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the glob function in glob.c. By sending a specially-crafted string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133915 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:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Netezza Firmware Diagnostics 4.1.0.0 - 4.3.1.5

Remediation/Fixes

This download contains FDT Support Tools v2.0.0.8 which includes updated versions of firmware for the following platforms:

PureData System for Analytics N2002
PureData System for Analytics N3001

Update to the following release to addresses the applicable CVEs.

The IBM Netezza FDT Support Tools software contains the latest firmware updates certified for use on IBM Netezza/PureData System for Analytics appliances. IBM recommends upgrading to the latest IBM Netezza FDT Support Tools software version to ensure that your hosts have the latest fixes, security changes, and updates. IBM Support can assist you with planning for the IBM Netezza Firmware Diagnostics upgrades to your appliances.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None