HCL BigFix Platform is vulnerable to an integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3
CVE-2023-37536

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
HCL Software Software
Status
Bigfix Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 October 2023

Summary

An integer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the BigFix Platform, specifically in version 3.2.3 of xerces-c++. This vulnerability could be exploited by remote attackers, allowing them to induce out-of-bound access via crafted HTTP requests. Such an attack could potentially compromise the security and integrity of systems utilizing this specific version of BigFix Platform.

Affected Version(s)

BigFix Platform 9.5 - 9.5.22, 10 - 10.0.9

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_a...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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