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
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.
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 <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
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.0 through 5.2.4.1 for Linux (server component only)
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.5 for Linux (server component only)
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.0 through 4.2.2.184 for Linux (server component only)
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1.x for Linux (server component only)
The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center Storage Analytics Engine.
System Storage Productivity Center is not affected as it does not run on Linux.
Remediation/Fixes
For Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.x - APAR IT06917
**For Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.x -**APAR IT06917
**For Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.x -**APAR IT06919
Note: For Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1.x for Linux, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
Once updates have been applied, any process using glibc will need to be restarted. Given that nearly all system processes use glibc, rebooting after upgrading is suggested.
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.
If you cannot apply the fix provided, you can mitigate exposure with the following actions in Tivoli Storage Productivity Center: