CVE-2016-8974

Published: Feb 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.1

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

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 #: 1997798.

Affected (14)

Products: Ibm: Rational Rhapsody Design Manager

Ibm

1 product

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager

Configuration A

14 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.1
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.2
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.3
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.4
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.5
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.6
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0.7
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 4.0
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 5.0.1
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 5.0.2
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 5.0
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 6.0.1
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 6.0.2
Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

References (2)

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997798

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997798

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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