CVE-2017-1654 Information disclosure in Spectrum Scale

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Local unprivileged users can access sensitive information in dump files, potentially exposing user data to IBM during service engagements.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1654?

CVE-2017-1654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 2 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1 and 4.2.0 - 4.2.3 could allow a local unprivileged user access to information located in dump files. User data could be sent to IBM during service engagements. IBM X-Force ID: 133378.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1654?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm General Parallel File System, Ibm Spectrum Scale.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Spectrum Scale vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pmr-98gg-9wvp.

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