TITLE:
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller PuTTY Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17214

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17214/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/5880/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in TotalStorage SAN Volume
Controller, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an older version of PuTTY being
installed on the Master Console of the TotalStorage SAN Volume
Controller.

For more information:
SA12987

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.1.0.

SOLUTION:
Update PuTTY to version 0.58 or later.
See vendor's original advisory for instructions.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12987:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12987/

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