CVE-2014-8924

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8924
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-20 10:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe server in IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm License Metric Tool 7.2.2 All All All
Application Ibm License Metric Tool 7.5 All All All
Application Ibm Tivoli Asset Discovery For Distributed 7.2.2 All All All
Application Ibm Tivoli Asset Discovery For Distributed 7.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: External Entity Injection vulnerability in IBM License Metric Tool v7.5 & v7.2.2 and IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed v7.5 & v7.2.2 - CVE-2014-8924 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM License Metric Tool XML External Entity Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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