Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities have been identified in the GNU C Library (glibc) packages for the standard C and the standard math libraries on Linux systems, that affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2014-5119, CVE-2014-0475).
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5119
DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, which is caused by an off-by-one error in the __gconv_translit_find() function. By setting the CHARSET environment variable to a malicious value, a local attacker might exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95044 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0475
DESCRIPTION: A directory traversal flaw was found in the way glibc loaded locale files. An attacker able to make an application use a specially crafted locale name value (for example, specified in an LC_* environment variable) might possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that application.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94452 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is download SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 for Software Virtual Appliance Interim Fix 2 from Fix Central and apply it as soon as practical.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
November 25, 2014: Original Version Published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21691358