CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9707

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM Jazz Foundation 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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to serious availability issues and the exposure of confidential data, posing a threat to the organization's security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement appropriate safeguards against XXE attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM Jazz Foundation 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 #: 2000784.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS