Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-2716
DESCRIPTION: Expat, as used in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103214 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
DESCRIPTION: Expat, as used in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103214 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.1.0.6, or later.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CDApply IBM MQ Appliance 9.2, or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Only affects IBM MQ Appliance configured in a High Availability group.
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References
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Change History
20 Jul 2020: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 July 2020
UID
ibm16252397