Security Bulletin
Summary
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability in iconv() function affects IBM DataPower Gateway appliances.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-6040
DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper validation of input by the iconv() function when converting IBM933, IBM935, IBM937, IBM939 or IBM1364 encoded data to UTF-8. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95616 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
All DataPower versions through 6.0.0.11, 6.0.1.7, 7.0.0.4, 7.1.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
Fix is available in versions 6.0.0.12, 6.0.1.8, 7.0.0.5, 7.1.0.3. Refer to APAR IT06941 for URLs to download the fix. Customers using DataPower firmware version 5.0.x, contact customer support.
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of glibc including your Operating Systems and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. Please contact your Operating System provider for more information. .
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
26 Feb 2015: Original Version 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.
Disclaimer
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Internal Use Only
Bug 46207
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21696765