CVE-2012-6354
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe management GUI on the IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 6.x before 6.4.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain superuser access via IP packets.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe management GUI on IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 versions 6.x prior to 6.4.1.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. Attackers can craft specific IP packets to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain superuser/root access to the storage system remotely without credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.1.0.0= 6.2.0.0= 6.3.0.0= 6.4.0.0all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the product modelCheck the system label, CLI output (lsvpd or lsmap), or management GUI header to confirm whether the system is an IBM SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000Affected if Product is IBM SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000
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Determine the installed software versionAccess the management GUI and navigate to About/System Information, or run 'lsversion' command in the service CLIAffected if Version is 6.1.0.0, 6.2.0.0, 6.3.0.0, or 6.4.0.0 for SAN Volume Controller, or any version for Storwize V7000
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Verify if management GUI is network-accessibleCheck if TCP ports 443 or 8443 are listening on the management interface, or attempt to reach the GUI login page over HTTPS from a remote hostAffected if Management GUI is accessible from a network location
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Confirm network exposure of management interfaceReview firewall rules, network ACLs, or VLAN configuration to determine if the management interface can be reached from untrusted networksAffected if Management interface is exposed to networks beyond the trusted administrative zone
The system is affected if it is an IBM SAN Volume Controller (versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.4.0.0) or any Storwize V7000 version AND the management GUI is accessible over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 to version 6.4.1.3 or later to patch the authentication bypass vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the management interface using firewalls or ACLs.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-6354 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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