CVE-2017-1304

Summary

CVECVE-2017-1304
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-21 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM has identified a vulnerability with IBM Spectrum Scale/GPFS utilized on the Elastic Storage Server (ESS)/GPFS Storage Server (GSS) during testing of an unsupported configuration, where users applications are running on an active ESS I/O server node and utilize direct I/O to perform a read or a write to a Spectrum Scale file. This vulnerability may result in the use of an incorrect memory address, leading to a Spectrum Scale/GPFS daemon failure with a Signal 11, and possibly leading to denial of service or undetected data corruption. IBM X-Force ID: 125458.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.2 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Denial of Service


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.5 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.6 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 5.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 2.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 2.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 3.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 3.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 4.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 4.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Elastic Storage Server affected 5.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2017-1304) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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