CVE-2016-8980 (GCVE-0-2016-8980)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM 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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CWE
- Obtain Information
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95141 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995013 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | BigFix Inventory |
Affected:
9.2
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
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