VDB-93778 · CVE-2016-2985 · BID 92408

IBM Spectrum Scale/General Parallel File System /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ Environment Variable access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Scale and General Parallel File System. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/. Executing a manipulation as part of Environment Variable can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-2985. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Scale and General Parallel File System (Network Attached Storage Software) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/. The manipulation as part of a Environment Variable leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted environment variables to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2016. The weakness was presented 11/25/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2985 since 03/09/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 112 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92408†). See VDB-93777 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
08/04/2016 +148 days 🔍
08/11/2016 +7 days 🔍
11/24/2016 +105 days 🔍
11/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
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06/08/2019 +925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93778
SecurityFocus: 92408 - IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM GPFS Local Command Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2016 08:41
Updated: 06/08/2019 21:58
Changes: 11/25/2016 08:41 (53), 06/08/2019 21:58 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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