SB2024052219 - Buffer overflow in IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter systems
Published: May 22, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024052219
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.