Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-15670
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the glob function in glob.c. By sending a specially-crafted string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133915 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 7.0.0.34 and below.
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 8.0.1.8 and below.
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web Appliance | 7.0 - 7.0.0.34 (appliance) | IJ11015 | Apply Interim Fix 35: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0035 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web Appliance | 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.8 |
IJ11027 |
1. For versions prior to 8.0.1.8, upgrade to 8.0.1.8: 2. Apply 8.0.1.8 IF1: |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 November 2018: First 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 November 2018
UID
ibm10740329