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Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM MessageSight (CVE-2015-0235)

Security Bulletin


Summary

GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM MessageSight.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-0235


DESCRIPTION:The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library (glibc) are vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially crafted, but valid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the targeted process or cause the process to crash. The impact of an attack depends on the implementation details of the targeted application or operating system. This issue is being referred to as the "Ghost" vulnerability.

CVSS Base Score: 7.6


CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100386 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Remediation/Fixes

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

Product
VRMF

APAR

Remediation/First Fix
IBM MessageSight
1.1

IT06969

1.1.0.1-IBM-IMA-IFIT07005
IBM MessageSight
1.2

IT06969

1.2.0.0-IBM-IMA-IFIT07005

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of glibc including your Operating Systems and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. Please contact your Operating System provider for more information.

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*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:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21696204