CVE-2016-6059 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

75%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

130%

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

IBM

First reported 8 years ago

2017-02-01 20:59:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2017-02-08 18:42:00

Affected Software

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.3

11.3

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.3.1

11.3.1

IBM InfoSphere Datastage 11.5

11.5

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3

11.3

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3.1

11.3.1

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5

11.5

IBM Infosphere Information Server On Cloud 11.5

11.5

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683

Patch, Vendor Advisory

94032

Technical Description, VDB Entry

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