Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in the Apache Xerces-C XML parser affects IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 software (CVE-2016-0729)

Summary

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business and IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 software is affected by a vulnerability in the Apache Xerces-C XML parser.

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

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 6.0

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 6.1

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 6.1.1

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 software

Remediation/Fixes

The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.