IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data
Published Feb 1, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.52%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.3.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.3.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 11.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | InfoSphere Information Server | n/a |
|
- 11.3
- 11.3.1
- 11.5
- 11.3
- 11.3.1
- 11.5
- 11.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 73.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 71.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 49.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 50.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 48.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 46.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 48.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDTechnical DescriptionVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDTechnical DescriptionVDB Entry |
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