Information disclosure in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-33851
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 PowerVM Hypervisor
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU86059

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33851

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A local privileged user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerVM Hypervisor: before FW950.A0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7114491


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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