QID 330110

Date Published: 2023-02-01

QID 330110: IBM AIX Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in libxml2 (libxml2_advisory3)

AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service due to libxml2

Affected Platform:
AIX 7.2, 7.3
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The detection checks for installed packages version via command : - "lslpp -L". It also checks for interim fixes installed using the command "emgr -c" or "instfix -k". The detection posts vulnerable if installed package version is less than patched version and interim fixes are also not installed.

On successful exploitation IBM AIX could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the libxml2 to cause a denial of service.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to AIX advisory this vulnerability.

    CVEs related to QID 330110

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    libxml2_advisory3 URL Logo aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libxml2_advisory3.asc
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