Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in XML processing affects IBM InfoSphere Streams (CVE-2015-1819)

Summary

IBM InfoSphere Streams may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to the use of Libxml2 (CVE-2015-1819)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: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 InfoSphere Streams Version 1.2.1.0
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0.0.5 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.1.0.7 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1.4 and earlier
• IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.0.1.1 and earlier
• IBM Streams Version 4.1.1.0 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

NOTE: Fix Packs are available on IBM Fix Central.

• Version 4.1.1:
  • Apply 4.1.1 Fix Pack 1 (4.1.1.1) or higher.
• Version 4.0.1:
  • Apply 4.0.1 Fix Pack 2 (4.0.1.2) or higher.
• Version 3.2.1:
  • Apply 3.2.1 Fix Pack 5 (3.2.1.5) or higher.
• Version 3.1.0:
  • Apply 3.1 Fix Pack 8 (3.1.0.8) or higher.
• Version 3.0.0:
  • Apply 3.0 Fix Pack 6 (3.0.0.6) or higher.
• Versions 1.2 and 2.0: For version 1.x and 2.x IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. Customers who cannot upgrade and need to secure their installation should open a PMR with IBM Technical Support and request assistance securing their InfoSphere Streams system against the vulnerabilities identified in this Security Bulletin.