Code injectioni in IBM Netezza Analytics



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-1000487
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Netezza Analytics
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU11236

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000487

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to command injection when mishandling of double quoted strings. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted web content, inject and execute arbitrary commands.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Netezza Analytics: 3.3.0 - 3.4.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-publicly-disclosed-vulnerabilities-in-plexus-utils-affect-ibm-netezza-analytics/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6572425


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.



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