Security Bulletin: Libxml2 vulnerabilities affect IBM SmartCloud Entry (CVE-2015-1819)

Summary

IBM SmartCloud Entry is vulnerable to several libxml2 vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can exploit them to consume all available memory resources.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1819**
DESCRIPTION:** Libxml is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error in the xmlreader when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107272 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:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.2.0 through 2.2.0.3 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 through 2.3.0.3 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 through 2.4.0.3 Appliance fix pack 3
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 through 3.1.0.4 Appliance fix pack 17
IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.0 through 3.2.0.4 Appliance fix pack 17

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM SmartCloud Entry| 2.2| None| IBM SmarctCloud Entry 2.2.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Starter+Kit+for+Cloud&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.2.0.4-IBM-SKC_APPL-FP004&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry| 2.3| None| IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=2.3.0.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.3.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP004&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry| 2.4| None| IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.4.0 Appliance fix pack 4:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=2.4.0.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.4.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP004&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry| 3.1| None| IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.1.0 Appliance fix pack 18:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=3.1.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP18&includeSupersedes=0
IBM SmartCloud Entry| 3.2| None| IBM SmartCloud Entry 3.2.0 Appliance fix pack 18:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Other%2Bsoftware&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+SmartCloud+Entry&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=+3.2.0.4-IBM-SCE_APPL-FP18+&includeSupersedes=0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known