Security Bulletin: IBM Security Network Protection System can be affected by vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails and the Ruby language (CVE-2013-4492, CVE-2013-4164)

Summary

IBM Security Network Protection System can be affected by vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails and the Ruby language. These vulnerabilities include obtaining sensitive information, executing arbitrary code on the system or causing the application to crash.

Vulnerability Details

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

The following information was provided by Ruby on Rails. In the case of IBM Security Network Protection System, the Local Management Interface can be affected by the vulnerabilities.

CVE-ID:CVE-2013-4492

DESCRIPTION:

The i18n gem internationalization package for Ruby on Rails is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by exceptions.rb. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using MissingTranslation messages to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

The attack does not require local network access or authentication but specialized knowledge and techniques are required. An exploit would not impact the availability of the system or the confidentiality of information, however the integrity of data could be compromised.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See _https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89434 _ for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVE-ID:CVE-2013-4164

DESCRIPTION:

The Ruby language is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the to_f method or JSON.parse to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the vulnerable application to crash.

The attack does not require local network access or authentication but specialized knowledge and techniques are required. An exploit could impact the availability of the system, the confidentiality of information, and the integrity of data.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89191 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Products:IBM Security Network Protection****(XGS) Versions: 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2

Remediation/Fixes

The following IBM Threat Fixpacks have the fixes for these vulnerabilities:

• 5.1.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0007 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1
• 5.1.1.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0002 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.1
• 5.1.2.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0003 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None