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CVE-2016-9698
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to...
Vulnerability Description
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 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. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
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
Affected Software
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 5.0, 5.0.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 4.0.7, 5.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 8th, 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.