5.1 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The GNU glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the Name Server Caching Daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc used with IBM Security Network Protection.
CVE ID: CVE-2013-7424
DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library (glibc) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an invalid free error in the getaddrinfo() function when used with the AI_IDN flag. An attacker able to make an application call this function could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101073 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
IBM Security Network Protection 5.2
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3
Product
| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM Security Network Protection | Firmware version 5.2| Download 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0012 from IBM Fix Central and upload and install via the Fix Packs page of the local management interface.
IBM Security Network Protection| Firmware version 5.3| Install Firmware 5.3.1.5 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector.
None
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
ibm security network protection | eq | 5.2.0 | |
ibm security network protection | eq | 5.3 |