CVE-2016-6059
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server on cloud= 11.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683Patchcnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032enisa_euvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991683PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94032Technical DescriptionVDB Entrynvd
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