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TITLE:
IBM HMC Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27961

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27961/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)
http://secunia.com/product/3967/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM HMC, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and
potentially by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) Unspecified errors in some HMC commands can be exploited to gain
escalated privileges.

2) An Off-By-One error within OpenSSL can potentially be exploited to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerabilities are reported in version 6 release 1.3 and in
version 7 release 3.2.0. Prior versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

HMC Version 6:
Install PTF MH01064.

HMC Version 7:
Install PTF MH01065.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
IBM:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4037
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4038

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/

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