CVE-2016-8980

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8980
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 20:59:03 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM BigFix Inventory v9 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 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-611 | Obtain Information

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Hp Hp-ux All All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix All All All All
Application Ibm Bigfix Inventory 9.2 All All All
Application Ibm License Metric Tool 9.2.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory affected 9.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in XML Entity Processsing affects IBM License Metric Tool v9.x and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x (CVE-2016-8980) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8980 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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