Security Bulletin: Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability is fixed in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-0235)

Security Bulletin

Summary

GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Virtual Appliance (ISAM ESSO VA)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-0235

DESCRIPTION: glibc is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function. By sending an invalid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

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

IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Virtual Appliance 8.2.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product Versions	Fix Availability
ISAM ESSO VA 8.2.0	8.2.0-ISS-SAMESSO-VA-IF0002

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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*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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Security Bulletin: Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability is fixed in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-0235)