IBM XIV Storage System InfiniBand denial of service

xivstoragesystem-infiniband-dos (75047)

Medium Risk

Description:

IBM XIV Storage System is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error related to an InfiniBand internal network component. By sending a specially-crafted request to certain TCP ports, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	7.8
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete
Temporal Score:	5.8
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Refer to IBM Security Bulletin S1004217 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

• IBM Security Bulletin S1004217: IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 (MTM 2810-114, 2812-114) - access to open TCP ports might lead to loss of access to data.
• BID-56142: Multiple IBM XIV Storage System Products CVE-2012-2167 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2012-2167: The IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 before 11.1.0.a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via TCP packets to unspecified ports.
• OSVDB ID: 86484: IBM XIV Storage System Malformed TCP Data Parsing Remote DoS
• SA51051: IBM XIV Storage System Multiple Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• IBM XIV Storage System

Reported:

Oct 18, 2012

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