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CVE-2016-6115 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95272	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009639	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95272	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm general parallel file system	4.1.0.0 4.1.0.1 4.1.0.2 4.1.0.3 4.1.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
ibm spectrum scale	4.1.0.0 4.1.1.0 4.1.1.1 4.1.1.2 4.1.1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.2.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 15, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]