Path traversal in IBM Algo Credit Manager - CVE-2018-1656

 

Path traversal in IBM Algo Credit Manager - CVE-2018-1656

Published: November 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15958
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1656
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient protection of path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. A remote attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and extract compressed dump files.

Affected software

IBM Algo Credit Manager
Red Hat Satellite
IBM MQ
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1656

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 5.2.0.5 IF6, 5.3.0.5 IF12, 5.4.3 IF 2.

IBM Algo Credit Manager - addressed in versions 5.2.0.5 IF6, 5.3.0.5 IF12, 5.4.3 IF 2
IBM MQ - addressed in versions 9.1.0.1, 9.1.1
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7, 1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager - update to 4.1.0.1.0.9
Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms - addressed in versions 4.1.0.3.0.6, 4.1.0.4.0.3
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager - addressed in versions 6.4.1.4.0.9, 6.4.2.7

External References

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