Security Bulletin
Summary
ISC BIND is vulnerable to this security vulnerability. IBM i has addressed this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2018-5741
DESCRIPTION: ISC BIND could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in the documentation of the 'update-policy' feature for the 'krb5-subdomain' and 'ms-subdomain' update policies. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify records in the zone at or below the name specified in the name field.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150171
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Releases 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i.
Releases 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
The IBM i PTF numbers are:
Release 7.1 – SI68705
Release 7.2 – SI68706
Release 7.3 – SI68707
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
07 Jan 2019: 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.
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:
18 December 2019
UID
ibm10787627