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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2015.0406 Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution (CVE-2015-0235) 19 February 2015 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: WebSphere Cast Iron Solution Publisher: IBM Operating System: Network Appliance 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-2015.0404 ESB-2015.0395 ESB-2015.0362 ESB-2015.0361 ESB-2015.0355 ESB-2015.0344 ESB-2015.0343 ESB-2015.0338 ESB-2015.0287 ESB-2015.0286 ESB-2015.0264 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21697268 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution (CVE-2015-0235) Document information More support for: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration Software version: 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.6, 6.1, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.6, 6.1.0.7, 6.1.0.8, 6.1.0.9, 6.1.0.12, 6.1.0.15, 6.3, 6.3.0.1, 6.3.0.2, 6.4.0.0, 6.4.0.1, 7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2 Operating system(s): Firmware Reference #: 1697268 Modified date: 2015-02-18 Security Bulletin Summary GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution. 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 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100386 CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Affected Products and Versions This vulnerability affects all versions of the product WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.0,0,x, WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.4.0.x WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.3.0.x WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.1.0.x WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.0.0.x Remediation/Fixes Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix Cast Iron Appliance 7.* LI78411 iFix 7.0.0.2-CUMUIFIX-008 Cast Iron Appliance 6.4.0.x LI78411 iFix 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-026 Cast Iron Appliance 6.3.0.x LI78411 iFix 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-011 Cast Iron Appliance 6.1.0.x LI78411 iFix 6.1.0.15-CUMUIFIX-018 Workarounds and Mitigations Customers on Cast Iron v6.0.0.x should contact IBM Support to migrate to one of the remediated releases. Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. 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. 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