Security Bulletin
Summary
Open Source libxml2 reported in May 2014 X-Force Report
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-0191
DESCRIPTION:
Libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the expansion of internal entities within the xmlParserHandlePEReference() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted XML document containing malicious attributes to consume all available CPU resources. The IBM Netezza Analytics product prior to 3.2.0.0 uses the affected version of libxml.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Netezza Analytics 3.1.x and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Netezza Analytics | 3.2.0.0 | http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
4 December 2014: Original Copy Published
*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:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21692032