Security Bulletin
Summary
The Open Source libxml2 library is shipped with InfoSphere Streams. A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0191
Description: Libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted XML document containing malicious attributes to consume all available CPU resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score *: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
All editions of the following versions of InfoSphere Streams
- 3.0.0.3 and earlier
- 3.1.0.3 and earlier
- 3.2.1.1 and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available on Fix Central.
- Version 3.2.1: Apply 3.2.1 fix pack 2 (3.2.1.2) or higher.
- Version 3.1: Apply 3.1 fix pack 4 (3.1.0.4) or higher.
- Version 3.0: Apply 3.0 fix pack 4 (3.0.0.4) or higher.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
08 Nov 2014: Updated with v 3.2.1 availability link.
28 Sep 2014: Updated with v 3.0 availability link.
11 Sep 2014: Original Version 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
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