Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects QRadar SIEM, QRadar Risk Manager, and QRadar Vulnerability Manager (CVE-2015-0235)

Summary

GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM QRadar SIEM, IBM QRadar Risk Manager, and IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2015-0235

**DESCRIPTION:**glibc is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function. By sending an invalid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100386 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

• • IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
• IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
• IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
• IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 9 and earlier
• IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.1 MR2 Patch 9 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

• • QRadar SIEM 7.2.4 Patch 4
• QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 10

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of glibc including your Operating Systems and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. Please contact your Operating System provider for more information.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None