Information disclosure in IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU531

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5986

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to response handling error that may cause sensitive data disclosure by a malicious user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to potentially sensitive data on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC: before 8.40.0.71

Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEB: before 8.33.1.11

Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-V07: before 8.33.1.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:ibm_corporation:virtualization_engine_ts7700_3957-vec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:virtualization_engine_ts7700_3957-veb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:virtualization_engine_ts7700_3957-v07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/707021

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.