CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-8980

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 01, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM BigFix Inventory v9 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.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
License_metric_toolIbm9.2.0 (including)9.2.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References