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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libxml2 affects IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems (CVE-2017-16932)

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## Summary IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems has addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2. ## Vulnerability Details **Summary** IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems has addressed the following vulnerability in libxml2. **Vulnerability Details** **CVEID:** [CVE-2017-16932](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-16932>) **Description:** Xmlsoft libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite recursion issue in parameter entities. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust available memory on the system. CVSS Base Score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135489> for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) **Affected Products and Versions** Product | Version ---|--- IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x and Flex Systems | 1AOO IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems | 1AOO **Remediation/Fixes** Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: <http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/> Product | Fixed Version ---|--- IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x and Flex Systems (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo82e-6.60_anyos_noarch) | 1AOO82E-6.60 IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo82e-6.60-bc_anyos_noarch) | 1AOO82E-6.60-bc **Workarounds and Mitigations** None. **References** * [Complete CVSS V3 Guide](<http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide>) * [On-line Calculator V3](<http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0>) **Related Information** [IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal](<http://www.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/bulletins.html>) [IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog](<https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/>) [Lenovo Product Security Advisories](<https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/home>) **Acknowledgement** None. **Change History** 22 March, 2018: Original Version Published * The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin. **Disclaimer** According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. ##


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