Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in Open Source GNU glibc affects IWD Workload Deployer.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-8776
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a denial of service. By passing out-of-range time values to the strftime function, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a segmentation fault or obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110675 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:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Workload Deployer version 3.1 and later
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply the following IBM Workload Deployer fix:
Upgrade the IBM Workload Deployer to the following fix level:
Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
IBM Workload Deployer System | Release V3.1.0.7 | V3.1.0.7 Interim fix12, http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Workload+Deployer&release=3.1.0.7&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=3.1.0.7-ifix12-IBM_Workload_Deployer&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
28 September 2016: 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
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21991465