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High
CVE-2016-6059
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of...
Vulnerability Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
IBM Corporation
View all reports →Affected Software
InfoSphere Information Server
Vulnerable Versions:
8.1, 8.5, 8.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.7, 9.1, 8.0.1, 10.0, 11.3, 10, 11.3.0.0, 11.3.1.0, 11.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.