Security Bulletin
Summary
The libexpart parser that is used by IBM Tivoli Monitoring for parsing various configuration xml files and parsing soap requests is potentially vulnerable to remote code execution [CVE-2022-40674].
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: libexpat could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236116 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Tivoli Monitoring | 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 12 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Fix | VRMF | Remediation/Fix |
| 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013 | 6.3.0.7 | IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Pack 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
04 Oct 2022: 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:
30 December 2022
UID
ibm16826711