Security Bulletin: Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms is affected by Open Source Apache Xerces-C XML parser Vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-0729)

Summary

Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms is affected by Open Source Apache Xerces-C XML parser Vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0729**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper bounds checking during processing and error reporting. By sending specially crafted input documents, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the library to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111028 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

Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms v9.0

Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms v9.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms | 9.0| N/A| Fix is available in 9.0.0 Fix Pack 7 on Fix Central.
Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms| 9.5| N/A| Fix is available in 9.5.0 Fix Pack 6 on Fix Central.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None