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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Open Source GNU glibc affects IBM Workload Deployer. (CVE-2015-8776)

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 SystemRelease V3.1.0.7V3.1.0.7 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

Off

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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21991465