XML injection in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-1289

 

XML injection in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-1289

Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: June 27, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6667
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1289
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XXE attack.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML data. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML file to disclose important data or consume memory resources.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-1289

Install update from vendor's website.

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