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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Net-SNMP affects IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors

Created by Linda Davis on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/568849
568849

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability (CVE-2015-5621) in Net-SNMP, used by IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-5621
DESCRIPTION:
Net-SNMP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by incompletely parsed varBind variables being left in the list of variables by the snmp_pdu_parse() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105232 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors v4.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
4.0.1.3-TIV-SSM-IF00024.0.1.3 (all platforms)Nonehttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg400003784

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known.

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Change History

28 Mar 2018 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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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22015063