Security Bulletin
Summary
Hardware failure diagnostics for a 1691 error include customer data fragments that may be copied from the system by an authorized user who might not otherwise have access to that data.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-6737
DESCRIPTION:
In the event of a rare hardware fault (error code 1691), fragments of customer data are dumped to a file that may later be copied from the system by an authorized user of the system who might not otherwise have access to that particular data. The user has no control over which fragments of customer data a fault causes to be dumped into the file that may be copied. Although this vulnerability could compromise the confidentiality of the data in the dump file, it should not otherwise impact the availability or integrity of the system.
CVE-2013-6737
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89782 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified
All products are affected when running code releases 1.3 and 1.4.
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified system
The product is affected when running code releases 1.3.0.0 to 1.4.0.X
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified to the following code level or higher:
1.4.3.0
Latest Storwize V7000 Unified Software
Workarounds and Mitigations
Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
11 Jun 2014: Original copy published
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*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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Internal Use Only
17 April 2014: Template provided by PSIRT team. Additional wording provided by Steve White.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1004676