CVE-2016-0254
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence XXE Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.
INFO
Published Date :
June 7, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 14, 2017, 2:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-0254.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 | Vendor Advisory VDB Entry |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-0254 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-0254 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-611 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0254 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0254
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} 0.00%
score
0.54635
percentile