CVE-2016-8964

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8964
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-13 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM 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.

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-200 | CWE-254 | 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 Bigfix Inventory All All All All
Application Ibm License Metric Tool All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM BigFix Inventory affected 9.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in account lockout affects IBM License Metric Tool v9.x and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x (CVE-2016-8964) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
IBM License Metric Tool Lack of Account Lockout Mechanism Lets Remote Users Determine Passwords on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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