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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0944 Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution (CVE-2015-1781) 12 April 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration 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-2015-1781 Reference: ESB-2016.2106 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991419 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution (CVE-2015-1781) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration Software version: 6.3, 6.3.0.1, 6.3.0.2, 6.4.0.0, 6.4.0.1 Operating system(s): Firmware Software edition: Physical, Virtual Reference #: 1991419 Modified date: 11 April 2017 Summary Open source GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-1781 DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the gethostbyname_r() and other related functions. By sending a specially-crafted argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 5.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102500 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Affected Products and Versions This vulnerability affects the following versions: WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.4.0.x WebSphere Cast Iron v 6.3.0.x Remediation/Fixes Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix Cast Iron Appliance and hypervisor 6.4.0.x LI79273 iFix 6.4.0.1-CUMUIFIX-040 Cast Iron Appliance and hypervisor 6.3.0.x LI79273 iFix 6.3.0.2-CUMUIFIX-022 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 Change History 11 April, 2017: 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. 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