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Security Bulletin: Rational Systems Tester is affected by Libxml2 vulnerabilities CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2017-5969, CVE-2017-7375 and CVE-2017-8872

Created by Alexander Zemtsov on
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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/556577
556577

Security Bulletin


Summary

A new Libxml2 vulnerability was disclosed by the Libxml2 Project. Libxml2 is used by Rational Systems Tester. Rational Systems Tester has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-9318
DESCRIPTION:
Llibxml2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by failure to offer a flag directly indicating the status of current document. By using a specially-crafted document to conduct a XML external entity (XXE) attack, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119018 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-7375
DESCRIPTION:
libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by missing validation for external entities in xmlParsePEReference. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128275 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2017-5969
DESCRIPTION:
libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the xmlSaveDoc functionality when used in recover mode. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128274 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)



CVEID: CVE-2017-8872
DESCRIPTION:
libxml2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a a buffer-over-read flaw in the htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service condition or obtain sensitive information on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125890 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Systems Tester 3.3, 3.3.0.1, 3.3.0.2, 3.3.0.3, 3.3.0.4, 3.3.0.5, 3.3.0.6, 3.3.0.7, 3.3.0.7 Interim Fix 1, 3.3.0.7 Interim Fix 2, 3.3.0.7 Interim Fix 3, 3.3.0.7 Interim Fix 4, 3.3.0.7 Interim Fix 5

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

07 December 2017: original document 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 June 2018

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