CVE-2015-5038 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM Connections versions 3.x, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0. It allows remote attackers to cause high CPU consumption and application crashes by submitting a crafted XML document with excessive nested entity references, a flaw similar to CVE-2003-1564. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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