SB20231123112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family



SB20231123112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

Published: November 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20231123112
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3180)

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.

2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12547)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.