Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) has addressed the following vulnerabilities in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) has addressed the following vulnerabilities in libxml2.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2016-9318
Description: Libxml2 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 an 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-2016-9597
Description: libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow prior to detecting an invalid XML file. 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/121309
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
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) | BPET |
Remediation/Fixes:
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (ibm_fw_amm_bpet68c-3.68c) |
BPET68C-3.68C |
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM
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IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
17 May 2017: Original Copy Published
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References
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 April 2023
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099573