Security Bulletin
Summary
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM Security Netwoik Intrusion Prevention System.
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
Products: GX3002, GX4002, GX4004, GX4004-v2, GX5008, GX5008-v2, GX5108, GX5108-v2, GX5208, GX5208-v2, GX6116, GX7412, GX7412-10, GX7412-05, GX7800, GV200, GV1000
Firmware versions: 4.6.2, 4.6.1, 4.6, 4.5, 4.4, and 4.3
Remediation/Fixes
4.6.2.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0006
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6.2
4.6.1.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0010
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6.1
4.6.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0008
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.6
4.5.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0010
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.5
4.4.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0010
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.4
4.3.0.0-ISS-ProvG-AllModels-System-FP0008
for all IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System products at Firmware version 4.3
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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:
23 February 2022
UID
swg21695859