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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0466
Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability
affect IBM DataPower Gateway appliances (CVE-2014-6040)
27 February 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM DataPower Gateways
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-6040
Reference: ESB-2015.0188
ESB-2015.0035
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696765
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Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affect IBM DataPower
Gateway appliances (CVE-2014-6040)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM DataPower Gateways
General
Software version:
5.0.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 7.0.0, 7.1
Operating system(s):
Firmware
Reference #:
1696765
Modified date:
2015-02-26
Summary
GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability in iconv() function affects IBM DataPower
Gateway appliances.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-6040
DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a denial of service,
caused by the improper validation of input by the iconv() function when
converting IBM933, IBM935, IBM937, IBM939 or IBM1364 encoded data to UTF-8. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95616 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
All DataPower versions through 6.0.0.11, 6.0.1.7, 7.0.0.4, 7.1.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
Fix is available in versions 6.0.0.12, 6.0.1.8, 7.0.0.5, 7.1.0.3. Refer to
APAR IT06941 for URLs to download the fix. Customers using DataPower firmware
version 5.0.x, contact customer support.
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
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
26 Feb 2015: 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
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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