Security Bulletin
Summary
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-0235).
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the above packages including your Operating Systems and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. Please contact your Operating System provider for more information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0235
DESCRIPTION: The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library (glibc) are vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially crafted, but valid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the targeted process or cause the process to crash. The impact of an attack depends on the implementation details of the targeted application or operating system.
This issue is being referred to as the "Ghost" vulnerability.
CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100386 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is download SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 Fix Pack 5 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance Interim Fix 3 (2.1.0-TIV-ISCP-FP0005-SVA_IFIX03) from Fix Central and apply it as soon as practical.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
3 February, 2015: First Version Published
10 April 2015: updated Reference
*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:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21695947