Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments (Data Protection for VMware only), and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management can be affected by a vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents. The vulnerability can lead to spoofing attacks, bypass of security restrictions, and information disclosure, as described in the "Vulnerability Details" section.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2012-6153
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by an incomplete fix related to the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject's Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95328 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2014-3577
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject's Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95327 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-13956
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpClient could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of malformed authority component in request URIs. By passing request URIs to the library as java.net.URI object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to pick the wrong target host for request execution.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189572 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
IBM X-Force ID: 220912
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpComponents Client could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper validation of user requests. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220912 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Storage Protect Client | 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.19.0 |
| IBM Storage Protect for Space Management | 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.19.0 |
| IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.19.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
| Product | Fixing level | Platforms | Link to fix and instructions |
| IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client | 8.1.20.0 | AIX HP-UX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015829 |
| IBM Storage Protect for Space Management | 8.1.20.0 | AIX Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015827 |
| IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.20.0 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7015823 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
04 Oct 2023: Corrected the download link for IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client
22 Sep 2023: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Modified date:
04 October 2023
UID
ibm17037815