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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1816
IBM InfoSphere Guardium is affected by CVE-2014-5119
10 October 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere Guardium
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-5119
Reference: ESB-2014.1757
ESB-2014.1749
ESB-2014.1586
ESB-2014.1496
ESB-2014.1479
ESB-2014.1458
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21686692
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IBM InfoSphere Guardium is affected by CVE-2014-5119
Document information
More support for:
InfoSphere Guardium
Software version:
8.2, 9.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1686692
Modified date:
2014-10-09
Security Bulletin
Summary
Proof of Concept exploit code has been released on August 25th, which uses a
flaw in glibc that can allow a local unprivileged user to gain root on Linux
machines.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5119
DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer
overflow, caused by an off-by-one error in the __gconv_translit_find()
function. By setting the CHARSET environment variable to a malicious value, a
local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and
execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95044 for more
information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
Guardium appliance V 8.2, V9.0
Remediation/Fixes
<Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
Guardium Appliance 8.2 http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard-8.2p245_Advisory_2099&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
Guardium Appliance 9.0 http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard-9.0p1063_Advisory_2099&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
Workarounds and Mitigations
None known
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
Original 10.6.2014
*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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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