What is the severity of CVE-2015-5038?

CVE-2015-5038 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it can lead to denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5038?

To fix CVE-2015-5038, upgrade IBM Connections to version 3.0.1.1 CR3 or higher, or the respective CR versions for 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2015-5038?

CVE-2015-5038 can be exploited by attackers sending crafted XML documents to cause CPU consumption and application crashes.

Which IBM Connections versions are affected by CVE-2015-5038?

CVE-2015-5038 affects IBM Connections versions prior to 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 CR4, 4.5 CR5, and 5.0 CR3.

What impact does CVE-2015-5038 have on affected systems?

The impact of CVE-2015-5038 on affected systems is the potential for denial of service, leading to significant application downtime.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-5038

high

7.8

3/1/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-5038

First published: Sun Jan 03 2016(Updated: )

IBM Connections 3.x before 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 before CR4, 4.5 before CR5, and 5.0 before CR3 does not properly detect recursion during XML entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM Connections Portlets	<=3.0.1.1
IBM Connections Portlets	=4.0
IBM Connections Portlets	=4.5
IBM Connections Portlets	=5.0

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What is the severity of CVE-2015-5038?
CVE-2015-5038 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it can lead to denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5038?
To fix CVE-2015-5038, upgrade IBM Connections to version 3.0.1.1 CR3 or higher, or the respective CR versions for 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2015-5038?
CVE-2015-5038 can be exploited by attackers sending crafted XML documents to cause CPU consumption and application crashes.
Which IBM Connections versions are affected by CVE-2015-5038?
CVE-2015-5038 affects IBM Connections versions prior to 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 CR4, 4.5 CR5, and 5.0 CR3.
What impact does CVE-2015-5038 have on affected systems?
The impact of CVE-2015-5038 on affected systems is the potential for denial of service, leading to significant application downtime.

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