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Security Bulletin: z/TPF is affected by GNU C library (glibc) vulnerabilities

Created by Laura Underhill on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/872656
872656

Security Bulletin


Summary

The GNU C library (glibc) provided with the z/TPF system was updated to address the vulnerabilities described by CVE-2011-1071 and CVE-2014-9761.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2011-1071
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error in the fnmatch() function. By persuading the application into using the function, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt the stack and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65671 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2014-9761
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the nan function. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111085 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

z/TPF Enterprise Edition Version 1.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
z/TPF 1.1 APAR PJ45634 Apply the APAR, which is available for download from the TPF Family Product: Maintenance web page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

1 March 2019: 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.

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Internal Use Only

PSIRT PR: 128785

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 March 2019

UID

ibm10872656