Security Bulletin
Summary
A flaw has been discovered in procmail that affects SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2014-3618).
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3618
Description: procmail is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing addresses with unbalanced quotes. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95688 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV/N:AC/L:Au/N:C/P:I/P:A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance
Remediation/Fixes
Download SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance Interim Fix 2 (2.1.0-TIV-ISCP-FP0005-SVA_IFIX02) from Fix Central and apply it as soon as possible.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1172.html
Change History
30 November 2014: 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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CVE-2014-3618
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21691592