Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache ZooKeeper is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the C client shells "cli_st" and "cli_mt". By sending an overly long command, a attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5017
DESCRIPTION: Apache ZooKeeper is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the C client shells "cli_st" and "cli_mt". By sending an overly long command, a 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/116995 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 eDiscovery Analyzer 2.2.2
Workarounds and Mitigations
This is not applicable to IBM eDiscovery Analyzer
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References
Change History
January 31, 2017: 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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Document Information
More support for:
eDiscovery Analyzer
Software version:
2.2.2
Operating system(s):
AIX, Windows
Document number:
554095
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21992040