Security Bulletin
Summary
libunwind is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an off-by-one error in the dwarf_to_unw_regnum function in include/dwarf_i.h .\ commands. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-3239
DESCRIPTION: libunwind is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an off-by-one error in the dwarf_to_unw_regnum function in include/dwarf_i.h .\ commands. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106375 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Guardium 9.x, 10
Remediation/Fixes
Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins
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.
Disclaimer
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
Was this topic helpful?
Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21973904