CVE-2016-5964

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5964
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 20:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance version 2.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | Obtain Information

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 1.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 1.0.1.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.1.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability has been fixed in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (CVE-2016-5964) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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