CVE-2016-8977 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. This information could be used to mount further attacks against the system.

Published: 2017-02-01

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM Corporation

BigFix Inventory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	—
`9.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9802	IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. This information could be used to mount further attacks against the system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00233.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995014
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95308

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Ibm Aix Bigfix Inventory License Metric Tool

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Oracle Solaris

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-02-01T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.890Z

Reserved: 2016-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8977

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-01T22:59:01.027

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8977

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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