SB2023012702 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms
Published: January 27, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023012702
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1656)
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.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12539)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. A local attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and extract compressed dump files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.