7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot has addressed the following vulnerability in openssh.
Summary
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot has addressed the following vulnerability in openssh.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-8325
Description: OpenSSH could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the do_setup_env function when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories. By using an LD_PRELOAD environment variable, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114628> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected products and versions
Product | Version |
---|---|
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot | 9.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: <http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>
Product | Fix Version |
---|---|
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot | |
(ibm_fw_dsa_dsyte2w-9.65) | dsyte2w-9.65 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Lenovo Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
21 November, 2017: Original Version Published
Disclaimer
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7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C