Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability in gdk-pixbuf affects IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-4491).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4491
DESCRIPTION: Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by gdk-pixbuf affecting Linux systems using Gnome. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105544 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Software Virtual Appliance.
Remediation/Fixes
If you are running IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Software Virtual Appliance, contact IBM support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
* 16 October 2015: Original copy 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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Internal Use Only
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4491
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21967656