IBM7220D11949B7D52620C6781366F6EE9BCC14DAE7A86758D6127049F7B122E16FSecurity Bulletin: Vulnerability in libxml2 library (CVE-2023-39615) affects Power HMC.
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
Summary
The libxml2 library is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
**CVEID:**CVE-2023-39615 DESCRIPTION: Xmlsoft Libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a global buffer overflow in the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. By supplying a crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264758 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| HMC V10.2.1030.0 | V10.2.1030.0 |
| HMC V10.3.1050.0 | V10.3.1050.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP2 x86 |
MB04466
| MF71701
Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP2 ppc |
MB04467
| MF71702
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 x86 |
MB04468
| MF71703
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 ppc |
MB04469
| MF71704
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | hardware_management_console | any | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:any:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High