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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2015-7400

High
7.7/10

Summary

The Lotus Mashups component in IBM Mashup Center 3.0.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published