SB2017050815 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SAN Volume Controller, Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 products



SB2017050815 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SAN Volume Controller, Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 products

Published: May 8, 2017 Updated: November 27, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017050815
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2834)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5285)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in PK11_SignWithSymKey / ssl3_ComputeRecordMACConstantTime. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8635)

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

CVSSv4:


Hubert Kario discovered that NSS incorrectly handled Diffie Hellman client key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a small subgroup confinement attack and recover private keys.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.