VDB-96450 · CVE-2016-6115 · BID 95272

IBM General Parallel File System memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM General Parallel File System and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6115. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM General Parallel File System (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges or cause the server to crash.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2017. The weakness was published 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6115 since 06/29/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 95272†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
01/03/2017 +188 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +29 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96450
SecurityFocus: 95272 - IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2016-6115 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6115 - IBM - General Parallel File System - Buffer Overflow Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:55
Updated: 08/09/2020 16:53
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:55 (56), 08/09/2020 16:53 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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