fkie_cve-2016-8980
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-02-01 20:59
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| psirt@us.ibm.com | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995013 | Vendor Advisory | |
| psirt@us.ibm.com | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95141 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995013 | Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95141 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | license_metric_tool | 9.2.0 | |
| hp | hp-ux | * | |
| ibm | aix | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| microsoft | windows | * | |
| oracle | solaris | * | |
| ibm | bigfix_inventory | 9.2 |
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