Security Bulletin
Summary
HTTPD is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVEs
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-5704
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of a specially-crafted chunked header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the mod_headers filter and inject arbitrary headers into the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92235 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-3183
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by a chunk header parsing flaw in the apr_brigade_flatten() function. By sending a specially-crafted request in a malformed chunked header to the Apache HTTP server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104844 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Power HMC V8.1.0.0
Power HMC V8.2.0.0
Power HMC V8.3.0.0
Power HMC V8.4.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
Power HMC | V8.8.1.0 SP3 | MB04008 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.2.0 SP2 | MB04009 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.3.0 SP2 | MB04011 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.4.0 SP1 | MB04012 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1021268