CVE-2016-5988

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Published Feb 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance could disclose sensitive information in generated error messages that would be available to an authenticated user.

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

IBM Corporation

Privileged Identity Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.1`	affected	—
`1.0.1.1`	affected	—
`2.0.0`	affected	—
`2.0.1`	affected	—
`2.0.2`	affected	—
`2.1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1:::::::*

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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-2016-6922	IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance could disclose sensitive information in generated error messages that would be available to an authenticated user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.988% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95198

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 1, 2017, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: Jun 29, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 1, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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