# CVE-2014-8927: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XML queries in IBM License Metric Tool and related products.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2p99-xhhp-cvww

## What is CVE-2014-8927?

CVE-2014-8927 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Common Inventory Technology (CIT) before 2.7.0.2050 in IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2, 7.5, and 9; Endpoint Manger for Software Use Analysis 9; and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 and 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or application crash) via a crafted XML query, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8926.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8927?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ibm Endpoint Manager Family, Ibm License Metric Tool, Ibm Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-4774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4774/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-8926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8926/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-4778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4778/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2015-1915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1915/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8927 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8927 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8927/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8927/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8927
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8927
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8927

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8927/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.