CVE-2016-6059
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6059
- Assigner
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-01T20:59:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-02-08T18:42:35
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 7.8
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032 | Technical Description VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6059 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6059 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:49:17 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:32:53 | 2017-02-01T20:59Z | 2017-02-01T20:59:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:32:53 | 2017-02-08T18:42:35 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:32:53 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |