Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been identified in ntpd that is used by IBM Flex System Manager (FSM). This bulletin addresses this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1799
DESCRIPTION: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when using symmetric key authentication. By sending specially-crafted packets to both peering hosts, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to prevent synchronization.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/102052 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Flex System Manager 1.1.x.x
Flex System Manager 1.2.0.x
Flex System Manager 1.2.1.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.0.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.1.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.4.x
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.4.x | IT11652 | fsmfix1.3.4.0_IT11633_IT11634_IT11652 |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.3.x | IT11652 | fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT11633_IT11634_IT11652 |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.2.x | IT11652 | fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT11633_IT11634_IT11652 |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.1.x | IT11652 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release. Update to FSM 1.3.4.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
Flex System Manager | 1.3.0.x | IT11652 | IBM is no longer providing code updates for this release. Update to FSM 1.3.4.0 and follow the appropriate remediation for all vulnerabilities. |
Flex System Manager | 1.2.1.x | IT11652 | Effective September 30, 2015 IBM has discontinued service for these version/release/modification/fix levels. |
Flex System Manager | 1.2.0.x | IT11652 | Effective September 30, 2015 IBM has discontinued service for these version/release/modification/fix levels. |
Flex System Manager | 1.1.x.x | IT11652 | Effective April 30, 2015 IBM has discontinued service for these version/release/modification/fix levels. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
02 November 2015 : Original version 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
isg3T1022831