Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack is vulnerable to a Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library vulnerablities. Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing a deeply nested DTD. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-4463
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing a deeply nested DTD. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114596 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3.0 through 4.3.0.6
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack | 4.3.0 | None | IBM Cloud Manager with Openstack 4.3 interim fix 4 for fix pack 6: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/Cloud+Manager+with+Openstack&release=4.3.0.6&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+4.3.0.6-IBM-CMWO-IF004+&includeSupersedes=0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 August 2018
UID
isg3T1024585