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CVE-2016-6115

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Published: Feb 1, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.2
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (27)

Ibm
2 products
General Parallel File System
Spectrum Scale
Configuration A
27 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.0
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.1
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.2
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.3
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.4
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.5
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.6
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.7
General Parallel File System
Version 4.1.0.8
Ibm
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Version 4.1.0.0
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Version 4.1.1.0
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Version 4.1.1.10
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Version 4.1.1.1
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Version 4.1.1.2
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Version 4.1.1.3
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Version 4.1.1.4
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Version 4.1.1.5
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Version 4.1.1.6
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Version 4.1.1.7
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Version 4.1.1.8
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Version 4.1.1.9
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Version 4.2.0.0
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Version 4.2.0.1
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Version 4.2.0.2
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Version 4.2.0.3
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Version 4.2.1
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Version 4.2.2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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