CVE-2015-5038 XML external entity in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XML documents exploiting recursive entity expansion in IBM Connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5038?
CVE-2015-5038 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Connections 3.x before 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 before CR4, 4.5 before CR5, and 5.0 before CR3 does not properly detect recursion during XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Connections.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-5038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4cr-22jj-489p.