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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.2381 Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware (CVE-2016-3075 and CVE-2016-1234) 11 October 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware Publisher: IBM Operating System: Network Appliance Virtualisation Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-3075 CVE-2016-1234 Reference: ESB-2016.1300 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991830 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware (CVE-2016-3075 and CVE-2016-1234) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware Software version: 1.1, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.1.0 Operating system(s): Firmware Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1991830 Modified date: 2016-10-10 Summary IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware is affected by vulnerabilities found in GNU glibc. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-3075 DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 7.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113796 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2016-1234 DESCRIPTION: glibc is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow within the glob implementation when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an overly long name to overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 5.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111311 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) Affected Products and Versions IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1 IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1.0.1 IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware 1.1.1 Remediation/Fixes For IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware, IBM recommends upgrading to IBM Security Network Protection for VMware. Please contact support for more information at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21446948 Workarounds and Mitigations None Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 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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