CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM CICS Transaction Server 4.1. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM CICS Transaction Server 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, and 5.1 on z/OS does not properly implement CEMT transactions, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (storage overlay) by using a 3270 emulator to send an invalid 3270 data stream.
The weakness was published 06/10/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3042 since 04/29/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/12/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (93338).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/29/2014 🔍06/06/2014 🔍
06/10/2014 🔍
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06/12/2014 🔍
03/26/2015 🔍
03/12/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3042 (🔍)
X-Force: 93338
SecurityFocus: 67944 - IBM CICS Transaction Server Unspecified Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 59242 - IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 3270 Emulator Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07Updated: 03/12/2018 08:20
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (49), 03/12/2018 08:20 (7)
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