CVE-2015-5038

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.89% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971439	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO87020	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5038?: CVE-2015-5038 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5038?: To fix CVE-2015-5038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5038 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5038 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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