CVE-2016-8964

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Published Jul 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.

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

BigFix Inventory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9789	IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.231% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Bigfix Inventory License Metric Tool

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jul 13, 2017, 3:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:17 PM
Reserved: Oct 25, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM

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