SB2025021326 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)



SB2025021326 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)

Published: February 13, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025021326
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 67% Low 33%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5180)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in res_query in libresolv due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15670)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the glob function in glob.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15804)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the glob function in glob.c due to buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.