[security bulletin] HPSBGN03628 rev.1 - HPE IceWall Federation Agent using libXML2 library, Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Unauthorized Modification, Unauthorized Disclosure of Information

security-alert@xxxxxxx · Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:16:59 -0700 (PDT)

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c05194709
Version: 1

HPSBGN03628 rev.1 - HPE IceWall Federation Agent using libXML2 library,
Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Unauthorized Modification, Unauthorized
Disclosure of Information

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2016-07-07
Last Updated: 2016-07-07

Potential Security Impact: Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Unauthorized
Disclosure of Information, Unauthorized Modification

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
Security vulnerabilities in the libXML2 library could potentially impact HPE
IceWall Federation Agent resulting in Remote Denial of Service (DoS), or
unauthorized modification, or unauthorized disclosure of information.

References:

  - CVE-2016-4447: Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
  - CVE-2016-4448: Remote unauthorized disclosure of information,
unauthorized modification, Denial of Service (DoS)
  - CVE-2016-4449: Remote unauthorized disclosure of information, Denial of
Service (DoS)
  - PSRT110164

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

  - IceWall Federation Agent Version 3.0 (RHEL 6/7) using libXML2

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector

    CVE-2016-4447
      7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
      5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

    CVE-2016-4448
      9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
      10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

    CVE-2016-4449
      7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
      5.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)

    Information on CVSS is documented in
    HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here:

      https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docI
d=emr_na-c01345499

RESOLUTION

HPE recommends applying the latest OS vendor security patches for libXML2 to
resolve the vulnerabilities in the libXML2 library.

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 7 July 2016 Initial release

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installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software
products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management
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