CVE-2015-5038
IBM Connections XML Entity Expansion Remote DoS Vulnerability
Description
IBM Connections 3.x before 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 before CR4, 4.5 before CR5, and 5.0 before CR3 does not properly detect recursion during XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 3, 2016, 5:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 4, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-5038 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-5038.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO87020 | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971439 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections\;4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections\;4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971439 No Types Assigned http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971439 Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.27 }} 0.00%
score
0.62408
percentile