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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2014.0147
        Security Bulletin: Content Integrator- Apache Xerces-J XML
              parser Denial of Service attack (CVE-2013-4002)
                              4 February 2014

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Content Integrator
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   HP-UX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-4002  

Reference:         ASB-2013.0124
                   ASB-2013.0113
                   ESB-2013.1778
                   ESB-2013.1777
                   ESB-2013.1758
                   ESB-2013.1635
                   ESB-2013.1594
                   ESB-2013.1593
                   ESB-2013.1077

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663380

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Security Bulletin: Content Integrator- Apache Xerces-J XML parser Denial
of Service attack (CVE-2013-4002)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:
Content Integrator

Software version:
8.6

Operating system(s):

AIX, HP-UX, Linux, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS, Solaris, SuSe Linux, Windows, 
Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008 server

Reference #:
1663380

Modified date:
2014-01-31

Summary

Apache Xerces-J XML parser (XML4J) shipped with IBM Content Integrator is
vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be triggered by malformed
XML data

Vulnerability Details

DESCRIPTION:
The Apache Xerces-J XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service attack,
triggered by malformed XML data. The malformed data can cause the XML
parser to consume CPU resource for several minutes before the data is
eventually rejected.

CVEID: CVE-2013-4002
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/85260 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Affected Products

IBM Content Integration 8.6

Remediation/Fixes

Fix*		Interim Fix ID	How to acquire fix
Interim Fix	ICI8602_IF0001	www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

Workarounds/Mitigations

None

Important note:

IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the
System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security
and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions
on the System z Security web site. Security and integrity APARs and
associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing
the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as
possible to minimize any potential risk.

References:

Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2013-4002

RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

Change History
First Publish date : Jan,30, 2014

*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.

Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency
and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING
THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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