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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.0147 Security Bulletin: Content Integrator- Apache Xerces-J XML parser Denial of Service attack (CVE-2013-4002) 4 February 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Content Integrator Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2013-4002 Reference: ASB-2013.0124 ASB-2013.0113 ESB-2013.1778 ESB-2013.1777 ESB-2013.1758 ESB-2013.1635 ESB-2013.1594 ESB-2013.1593 ESB-2013.1077 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663380 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Content Integrator- Apache Xerces-J XML parser Denial of Service attack (CVE-2013-4002) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: Content Integrator Software version: 8.6 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS, Solaris, SuSe Linux, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008 server Reference #: 1663380 Modified date: 2014-01-31 Summary Apache Xerces-J XML parser (XML4J) shipped with IBM Content Integrator is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be triggered by malformed XML data Vulnerability Details DESCRIPTION: The Apache Xerces-J XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, triggered by malformed XML data. The malformed data can cause the XML parser to consume CPU resource for several minutes before the data is eventually rejected. CVEID: CVE-2013-4002 CVSS Base Score: 7.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/85260 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Affected Products IBM Content Integration 8.6 Remediation/Fixes Fix* Interim Fix ID How to acquire fix Interim Fix ICI8602_IF0001 www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral Workarounds/Mitigations None Important note: IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk. References: Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 CVE-2013-4002 RELATED INFORMATION: IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal Change History First Publish date : Jan,30, 2014 *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin. Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." 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