Security Bulletin
Summary
DHCP is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-8605
DESCRIPTION: ISC DHCP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to properly check the UDP payload length. By sending a specially crafted packet with an invalid IPv4 UDP length field, a remote attacker from within the local network could exploit this vulnerability to cause the DHCP server, client, or relay program to terminate.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109586 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-2774
DESCRIPTION: ISC DHCP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to limit the number of open TCP connections to the ports for inter-process communications and control. By opening a large number of TCP connections, a remote attacker from within the local network could exploit this vulnerability to become unresponsive or consume all available sockets.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111319 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Version | CVE list |
Power HMC V7.7.9.0 | CVE-2015-8605 and CVE-2016-2774 |
Power HMC V8.8.6.0 | CVE-2016-2774 |
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
Power HMC | V7.7.9.0 SP3 | MB04044 | |
Power HMC | V8.8.6.0 | MB04060 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
6 December 2016 : Original version published
6 February 2017: Updated to include HMC V8.8.6.0
*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:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1021703