IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5)

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93518

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37370

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field of a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC): before 10.2.1040.0 SP3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:hmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178935

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.