CVE-2016-3027

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3027
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM Security Access Manager for Web 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-611 | Obtain Information


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware 9.0.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware 9.0.0.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware 9.0.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.4 All All All
Hardware Ibm Security Access Manager For Mobile Appliance 8.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.0.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware 8.0.1.4 All All All
Hardware Ibm Security Access Manager For Web Appliance 8.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 9.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 9.0.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 9.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 7.0.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0.3 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0.4 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.0.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.1.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.1.3 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 8.0.1.4 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 9.0.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Access Manager affected 9.0.1.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Access Manager Products CVE-2016-3027 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability (CVE-2016-3027) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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