CVE-2015-0198 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 in certain cipherList configurations allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs as root via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-03-24

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0236	IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 in certain cipherList configurations allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs as root via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04156.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1022062
http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21902662
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73278
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032880

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm General Parallel File System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2015-03-24T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:03:10.432Z

Reserved: 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0198

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-24T02:01:40.463

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:19:42.287

Link: CVE-2015-0198

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287
Improper Authentication

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