Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Expat library libexpat, which is installed as part of IBM Tivoli Network Manager version 4.2. Information about this vulnerability has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-15903
DESCRIPTION: libexpat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer over-read in XML_GetCurrentLineNumber. By using a specially-crafted XML input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166560 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ITNM | 4.2.0.x |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation |
| ITNM | 4.2.0.x |
Upgrade to ITNM 4.2 Fix Pack 9 (4.2.0.9), as per:
Download IBM Tivoli Network Manager 4.2 Fix Pack 9
|
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 Mar 2020: Initial Publication
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 March 2020
UID
ibm16115924