Buffer overflow in IBM Advanced Management Module (AMM) for BladeCenter systems

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU89734

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module: before 3.66z

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:aam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/868626

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.