IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0 Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-0198. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 in certain cipherList configurations allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs as root via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 03/23/2015 by Felix Wilhelm with ERNW (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0198 since 11/18/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/01/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84826 (IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19986 (IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21633303)).

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84826), SecurityFocus (BID 73278†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49240†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13393, VDB-13392, VDB-13395 and VDB-68134. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84826
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: General Parallel File System 4.1

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03/18/2015 +120 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: Felix Wilhelm
Organization: ERNW
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74466
SecurityFocus: 73278 - IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2015-0198 Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032880
Vulnerability Center: 49240 - IBM General Parallel File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:43
Updated: 05/01/2022 16:13
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:43 (59), 06/23/2017 10:44 (10), 05/01/2022 16:05 (3), 05/01/2022 16:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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