CVE-2016-2943

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2943
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-30 11:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging unspecified privileges to read a log file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 1.9 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000470000 probability, percentile 0.146120000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-532 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary1.9LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Bigfix Remote Control All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Remote Control (CVE-2016-2943) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM BigFix Remote Control CVE-2016-2943 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM IV89736: SECURITY APAR CVE-2016-2943 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE IN IBM BIGFIX REMOTE CONTROL - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
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