Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in Genivia gSOAP, such as denial of service or execution of arbitrary code on the system, may affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware. UPDATED: 14 June 2021 - Added 7.1 fix for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Enviornments:Data Protection for VMware and IBM Spectrum Protect Client.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-13575
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, 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/194205 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-13578
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the WS-Security plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, 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/194209 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-13574
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the WS-Security plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, 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/194204 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-13577
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the WS-Security plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, 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/194208 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-13576
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw an integer overflow to buffer overflow in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194207 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-21783
DESCRIPTION: Genivia gSOAP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198762 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: | 8.1.0.0-8.1.11.0 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.10 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client | 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.10 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.12 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415103 |
7.1 | 7.1.8.11 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316625 |
IBM Spectrum Protect Client Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
7.1 | 7.1.8.11 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316619 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
23 April 2021: Initial Publication
14 June 2021: Added 7.1 fix.
*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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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 June 2021
UID
ibm16446273