7.2high
CVE-2016-6115
IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- IBM Corporation Spectrum Scale
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/95272 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6115
- NVD: CVE-2016-6115
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