Input validation error in SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70407

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0286

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected device does not properly perform boolean-type comparisons within the ASN1_TYPE_cmp function in crypto/asn1/a_type.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM SAN Volume Controller: before 7.5.0.2

IBM Storwize V3500: before 7.5.0.2

IBM Storwize V3700: before 7.5.0.2

IBM Storwize V5000: before 7.5.0.2

IBM Storwize V7000: before 7.5.0.2

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/690555

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.