Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the Apache Xerces-C XML Parser affects IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.

Summary

A vulnerability has been addressed in the Apache Xerces-C XML Parser component of IBM Cognos Metrics Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-4463**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing a deeply nested DTD. 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/114596 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 Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.2
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2.1
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.2
• IBM Cognos Metrics Manager 10.1.1

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 16
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2.1| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Interim Fix 21
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.2| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Interim Fix 24
IBM Cognos Metrics Manager| 10.1.1| IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1 Interim Fix 23

Workarounds and Mitigations

None