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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0845
Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is affected by the
OpenSource libxml2 vulnerability
5 April 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security Guardium
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-8317
Reference: ESB-2015.3057
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978007
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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is affected by the OpenSource
libxml2 vulnerability
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Security Guardium
Software version:
10.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
1978007
Modified date:
2016-03-31
Summary
Libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper
bounds checking by the xmlParseXMLDecl function. By using a malformed XML
file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on
the system or cause the application to crash.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2015-8317
DESCRIPTION:
libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper
bounds checking by the xmlParseXMLDecl function. By using a malformed XML
file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on
the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108316
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Guardium 10
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Security Guardium 10 PSIRT 66911 http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EInformation%2BManagement&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_10.0p6019_SecurityUpdate&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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
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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