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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Libxml2 affect IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.

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## Summary Vulnerabilities have been addressed in the Libxml2 component of IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. ## Vulnerability Details **CVEID:** [_CVE-2016-4658_](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2016-4658>)** DESCRIPTION:** The libxml2 library, as used in multiple products, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption error. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted XML document to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service. CVSS Base Score: 9.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See [_https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117175_](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117175>) for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) **CVEID:** [_CVE-2017-7375_](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-7375>)** DESCRIPTION:** libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by missing validation for external entities in xmlParsePEReference. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service. CVSS Base Score: 6.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See [_https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128275_](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128275>) for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L) **CVEID:** [_CVE-2017-9050_](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-9050>)** DESCRIPTION:** libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a buffer over-read flaw in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 5.9 CVSS Temporal Score: See [_https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126277_](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126277>) for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) **CVEID:** [_CVE-2017-9049_](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-9049>)** DESCRIPTION:** libxml2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a buffer over-read flaw in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function in dict.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 5.9 CVSS Temporal Score: See [_https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126276_](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126276>) for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) **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_](<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) **CVEID:** [_CVE-2017-16931_](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-16931>)** DESCRIPTION:** Xmlsoft libxml2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of parameter-entity references in xmlParserHandlePEReference function. By using a percent character in a DTD name, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. CVSS Base Score: 7.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See [_https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135488_](<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135488>) for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) ## Affected Products and Versions * * IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2 * IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1 * IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2 ## Remediation/Fixes The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. As the fix is in a shared component across the Business Intelligence portfolio, applying the BI Interim Fix will resolve the issue. Note that the prerequisites named in the links are also satisfied by an IBM Cognos Metrics Manager install of the same version. | Version| Interim Fix ---|---|--- IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2.2| [IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Interim Fix 17](<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044320>) IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2.1| [IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 22](<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044320>) IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2| [IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 25](<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044320>) ## Workarounds and Mitigations None ##


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
cognos business intelligence 10.2
cognos business intelligence 10.2.1
cognos business intelligence 10.2.2

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