5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.3%
A security vulnerability has been discovered in giflib that is embedded in the IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses this vulnerability
CVEID: CVE-2016-3977**
DESCRIPTION:** giflib is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by util/gif2rgb.c. By using a specially-crafted .gif file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112618 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Flex System Manager 1.3.4.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x
IBM recommends updating the FSM using the instructions referenced in this table.
Product |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation
—|—|—|—
Flex System Manager|
1.3.4.x |
IT16217
| Install fsmfix1.3.4.0_IT16216_IT16217_IT16218_IT16219
Flex System Manager|
1.3.3.x |
IT16217
| Install fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT16216_IT16217_IT16218_IT16219
Flex System Manager|
1.3.2.x |
IT16217
| Install fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT16216_IT16217_IT16218_IT16219
For 1.1.x.x, 1.2.x.x, 1.3.0.x and 1.3.1.x IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release of the product.
None
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
flex system manager node | eq | any |
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.3%