Buffer over-read in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-14166
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15952

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14166

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libarchive 3.3.2. A remote attacker can trigger xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash via a specially crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container: before 5.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6966610


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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