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HistoryJun 18, 2018 - 12:09 a.m.

Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM Hyper-Scale Manager Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-0235)

2018-06-1800:09:09
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5

10 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Summary

GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM Hyper-Scale Manager Virtual Appliance.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2015-0235

**DESCRIPTION:**The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library (glibc) are vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially crafted, but valid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the targeted process or cause the process to crash. The impact of an attack depends on the implementation details of the targeted application or operating system. This issue is being referred to as the “Ghost” vulnerability.

CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/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 Hyper-Scale Manager Virtual Appliance

Remediation/Fixes

Update to IBM Hyper-Scale Manager Virtual Appliance 1.5.1.33. This version can be installed via the XIV Management Tools 4.4.1.1.

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.

10 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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