CVE-2015-4953

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Published Mar 29, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM BigFix Remote Control before Interim Fix pack 9.1.2-TIV-IBRC912-IF0001 makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt traffic by leveraging a weakness in its encryption protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 105197.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_remote_control:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4970	IBM BigFix Remote Control before Interim Fix pack 9.1.2-TIV-IBRC912-IF0001 makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt traffic by leveraging a weakness in its encryption protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 105197.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.319% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81388
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105197
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972041

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Bigfix Remote Control

Weaknesses

CWE-326

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Mar 29, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:32 AM
Reserved: Jun 24, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 29, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM

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