Security Bulletin
Summary
Glibc vulnerabilities were found in IBM Security Network Controller. IBM Security Network Controller has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-3706
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc or libc6) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow by the getaddrinfo function within sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114123 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-4429
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc or libc6) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the clntudp_call function within sunrpc/clnt_udp.c. By sending specially-crafted ICMP and UDP packets, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114024 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Network Controller 1.0.X
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Security Network Controller | 1.0.X | Proventia NSC update 15 (fw 1.0.4100) |
| IBM Security Network Controller | 1.0.X | Proventia NSC update 15 (fw 1.0.4100M) |
For IBM Security Network Controller products at firmware versions 1.0.X, IBM recommends upgrading to 1.0.4100M/1.0.4100 depending on current firmware installed. Update 1.0.4100M and 1.0.4100 are the supported firmware release of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Change History
Original publish date: Dec 26, 2016
*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:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21996177