Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments, and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management



Published: 2023-09-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2012-6153
CVE-2014-3577
CVE-2020-13956
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-295
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Storage Protect for Space Management
Other software / Other software solutions

Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware
Other software / Other software solutions

Storage Protect Client
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU77628

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6153

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons HttpClient does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and modify files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Protect for Space Management : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect Client : before 8.1.20.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7037815


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU57150

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3577

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Protect for Space Management : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect Client : before 8.1.20.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7037815


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

3) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47481

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13956

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Apache HttpClient. A remote attacker can pass request URIs to the library as java.net.URI object and force the application to pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Protect for Space Management : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware : before 8.1.20.0

Storage Protect Client : before 8.1.20.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7037815


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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