Buffer overflow in IBM Elastic Storage Server
CVE-2017-1304
IBM has identified a vulnerability with IBM Spectrum Scale/GPFS utilized on the Elastic Storage Server (ESS)/GPFS Storage Server (GSS) during testing of an unsupported configuration, where users applications are running on an active ESS I/O server node and utilize direct I/O to perform a read or a write to a Spectrum Scale file. This vulnerability may result in the use of an incorrect memory address, leading to a Spectrum Scale/GPFS daemon failure with a Signal 11, and possibly leading to denial of service or undetected data corruption. IBM X-Force ID: 125458.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Elastic Storage Server — versions 4.0, 2.0, 3.0
- IBM Elastic Storage Server — versions 2.0.0, 2.5.0, 2.5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125458 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99274 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1304?
- CVE-2017-1304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Elastic Storage Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1304?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.