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Splunk Enterprise 6.2.13 addresses multiple vulnerabilities
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Description
Splunk Enterprise 6.2.13 addresses multiple vulnerabilities. Splunk Enterprise 5.0.17, 6.0.13, 6.1.12, 6.3.9, 6.4.5 and 6.5.2 also address all vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- Multiple Vulnerabilities in libarchive addressed by version upgrade to v3.2.2 (SPL-130721)
- Crash in Splunk Web (SPL-130279)
At the time of this announcement, Splunk is not aware of any cases where these vulnerabilities have been actively exploited. Previous Product Security Announcements can be found on our Splunk Product Security Portal. Use SPL numbers when referencing issues in communication with Splunk. If there is no Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier listed with a vulnerability, it will be added once it is assigned by a CVE Numbering Authority. To standardize the calculation of severity scores for each vulnerability, when appropriate, Splunk uses Common Vulnerability Scoring System version 2 (CVSS v2).
Affected Products and Components
- Affected Product Versions: Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.0, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.1
- Affected Components: All Splunk Enterprise components
- Affected Product Versions: Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.x before 6.5.2, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.2
- Affected Components: All Splunk Enterprise components running Splunk Web
Mitigation and Upgrades
To mitigate these issues, Splunk recommends upgrading to the latest release and applying as many of the Hardening Standards from the Securing Splunk documentation as are relevant to your environment. Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Light releases are cumulative, meaning that future releases will contain fixes to these vulnerabilities, new features and other bug fixes.
Vulnerability Descriptions and Ratings
Multiple Vulnerabilities in libarchive addressed by version upgrade to v3.2.2 (SPL-130721)
Description: Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.0, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.1 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities in libarchive.
Crash in Splunk Web (SPL-130279)
Description: Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.x before 6.5.2, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.2 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability affecting Splunk Web.
Credits: Splunk would like to thank Filip Waeytens/wsec.be for reporting this issue.
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
| CVSS Base Score | 6.8 |
| CVSS Impact Subscore | 6.9 |
| CVSS Exploitability Subscore | 8.0 |
| Overall CVSS Score | 6.3 |