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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0264
Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects QRadar SIEM,
QRadar Risk Manager, and QRadar Vulnerability Manager (CVE-2015-0235)
3 February 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0235
Reference: ASB-2015.0014
ESB-2015.0255
ESB-2015.0245
ESB-2015.0227
ESB-2015.0219.2
ESB-2015.0212
ESB-2015.0203
ESB-2015.0190
ESB-2015.0188
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695860
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Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects QRadar SIEM,
QRadar Risk Manager, and QRadar Vulnerability Manager (CVE-2015-0235)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Software version:
7.1, 7.2
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
1695860
Modified date:
2015-02-02
Summary
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects
IBM QRadar SIEM, IBM QRadar Risk Manager, and IBM QRadar Vulnerability
Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0235
DESCRIPTION: glibc is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by
improper bounds checking by the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function. By
sending an invalid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a
buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to
crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100386 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager 7.2.4 Patch 3 and earlier
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 9 and earlier
IBM QRadar Risk Manager 7.1 MR2 Patch 9 and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
QRadar SIEM 7.2.4 Patch 4
QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 10
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.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Security IBM Security QRadar Risk Manager Not Applicable Linux 7.1, 7.2
Security IBM Security QRadar Vulnerability Manager Not Applicable Linux 7.2
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