Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6115 (CCN-118353)

Assigned:2016-06-29
Published:2017-01-03
Updated:2017-02-15
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.1 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6115

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin S1009639 (Spectrum Scale)
IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM GPFS are affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2016-6115)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin S1009990 (Elastic Storage Server)
The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2016-6115)

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
95272

Source: CCN
Type: BID-95272
IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2016-6115 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-gpfs-cve20166115-bo(118353)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.0
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.1
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.2
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.3
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.4
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.5
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.6
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.7
    ibm general parallel file system 4.1.0.8
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.0.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.2
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.3
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.4
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.5
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.6
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.7
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.8
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.9
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.10
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.2
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.3
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.2.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.2
    ibm elastic storage server 2.0
    ibm elastic storage server 2.5
    ibm elastic storage server 3.0
    ibm elastic storage server 3.5
    ibm elastic storage server 4.0
    ibm elastic storage server 4.5