## Summary

The libexpart parser that is used by IBM Tivoli Monitoring for parsing various configuration xml files and parsing soap requests is potentially vulnerable to remote code execution [CVE-2022-40674].

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID: **[CVE-2022-40674]()
**DESCRIPTION: **libexpat could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236116]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) | Version(s)
—|—
IBM Tivoli Monitoring | 6.3.0.7 Service Pack 12

## Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests upgrading to the following: Fix | VRMF | Remediation/Fix
—|—|—
6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013 | 6.3.0.7 | [IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Pack 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013]( “IBM Tivoli Monitoring Service Pack 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0013” )

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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### References

[Complete CVSS v3 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
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## Related Information

[IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal]()
[IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog]()

## Change History

04 Oct 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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## Document Location

Worldwide

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