SB2015051104 - IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) update for PCRE
Published: May 11, 2015 Updated: February 18, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015051104
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3217)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?:(?(1)\.|([^\\W_])?)+)+$/. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.