Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

Published: 2023-11-23

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-3180 CVE-2018-12547
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family Hardware solutions / Firmware
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU15957

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3180

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family: before 7.8.1.10

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:h:ibm_corporation:san_volume_controller_and_storwize_family:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/884526

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.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU77337

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-2018-12547

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption