Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Xerces-J XML parser (XML4J) shipped with IBM Content Integrator is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be triggered by malformed XML data
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION:
The Apache Xerces-J XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, triggered by malformed XML data. The malformed data can cause the XML parser to consume CPU resource for several minutes before the data is eventually rejected.
CVEID: CVE-2013-4002
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85260 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Content Integration 8.6
Remediation/Fixes
Fix* | Interim Fix ID | How to acquire fix |
Interim Fix | ICI8602_IF0001 | www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
First Publish date : Jan,30, 2014
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21663380