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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in libcURL affects IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors (CVE-2015-3237)

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Summary

A vulnerability in libcURL was disclosed on September 10, 2015 by the cURL open source team as a fix in libcURL 7.43. libcURL 7.47.1, used by IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors, has addressed the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3237
DESCRIPTION: libcurl could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper bounds checking by the smb_request_state function. By sending specially-crafted length and offset values, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110062 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Versions:
· SSM 4.0.0 FP1 – FP14 and Interim Fix 14-01 – Interim Fix 14-07
· SSM 4.0.1 FP1 – FP2 Interim Fix 03

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
4.0.0.14-TIV-SSM-IF00084.0.0.14Nonehttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400002629
4.0.1.2-TIV-SSM-IF00044.0.1.2Nonehttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400002626

Workarounds and Mitigations

Non known

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

18 Apr 2016 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21980719