Security Bulletin
Summary
The vulnerabilities have been addressed in the Open Source Apache Xerces-C XML parser for IBM Data Server Driver packages(DB2 Connect Instance less clients).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0729
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper bounds checking during processing and error reporting. By sending specially crafted input documents, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the library to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111028 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
The V9.7, V10.1, V10.5, V11.1 versions of IBM Data Server Driver packages(DB2 Connect Instance less clients) are as follows:
IBM Data Server Driver Package
IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.
FIX:
The fix for driver package release V10.5 is in V10.5 FP8, available for download from Fix Central.
Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V9.7, V10.1 and V11.1 can download the special build containing the fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent fixpack level for each impacted release: DB2 V9.7 FP11, DB2 V10.1 FP5 and DB2 V11.1 GA. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.
Refer to the following chart to determine how to proceed to obtain a needed fixpack or special build.
For platforms not listed above, contact Technical Support
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
10/14/2016 -- Initial Security Bulletin
*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.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Data Server Client Packages
Software version:
9.7, 10.5, 10.1, 11.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Document number:
548067
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21987901