VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6115
IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.95%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.95% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ibm/general parallel file system · ibm/spectrum scale
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95272Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95272Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.