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    CVE-2016-6115

    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.

    Published:Feb 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.03137
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    General Parallel File System
    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Spectrum Scale

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High