CVE-2016-0254

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563	Vendor Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-06-07 17:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-0254

Mitre link : CVE-2016-0254

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-0254

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

cognos_business_intelligence

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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