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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Open Source cURL Libcurl affects IBM PureApplication. (CVE-2017-1000257)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerability in Open Source cURL Libcurl affects IBM PureApplication.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1000257
DESCRIPTION: cURL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overread in the IMAP handler. By using a specially crafted IMAP FETCH response, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134033 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:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.1.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.3
IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.4
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.0.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.1.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.2

Remediation/Fixes

The PureSystems® Managers. on IBM PureApplication System is affected. The solution is to upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix level:

IBM PureApplication System V2.2.0.0, V2.2.1.0, V2.2.2.0, V2.2.2.1, V2.2.2.2, V2.2.3.0, V2.2.3.1, V2.2.3.2

  • Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.2.4.0. Contact IBM for assistance
  • For Power
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=PureSystems&product=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.3.2&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=pure-appsys-power_2.2.4.0&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc
  • For Intel
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=PureSystems&product=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.3.2&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=pure-appsys-intel_2.2.4.0&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc

IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.0, V2.1.0.1, V2.1.0.2, V2.1.0.0, V2.1.1.0, V2.1.2.0, V2.1.2.1, V2.1.2.2, V2.1.2.3, V2.1.2.4:
  • Upgrade to IBM PureApplication System V2.2.4.0. Contact IBM for assistance

Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039159

Bluemix Local System is the evolution of the IBM PureApplication® System Intel™ based offerings.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

January 12, 2018: Original document published

*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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22011203

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