8.1high
CVE-2016-6059
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when process…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94032 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6059
- NVD: CVE-2016-6059
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