Security Bulletin
Summary
libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when parsing a specially crafted XML file if recover mode is used. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-4483
DESCRIPTION: libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when parsing a specially crafted XML file if recover mode is used. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114279 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor V10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1
Remediation/Fixes
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| Remediation/First Fix |  |
| IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor | 10x | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%2BSecurity&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_10.0p6021_SecurityUpdate&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
09/21//2016 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.
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Internal Use Only
78600
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21990364