Security Bulletin
Summary
Open Source James Clark Expat is consumed by IBM Netezza Analytics and is vulnerable to denial of service. IBM Netezza Analytics has addressed the applicable CVEs
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-0340
DESCRIPTION: Expat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of internal entity expansion. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available resources.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132738 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2013-0341
DESCRIPTION: Expat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of external entity expansion. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available resources.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132741 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM Netezza Analytics 1.2.1 - 3.2.1
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Jan 2018 : Original version published
*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 October 2019
UID
swg22012645