Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:99548

Info

Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99548
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2016-8964
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 12 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2017 12:00AM
Credit: IBM
Vulnerable: IBM License Metric Tool 9.0
IBM BigFix Inventory 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Multiple IBM Products are prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass the authentication mechanism and log in to another user's account.

IBM License Metric Tool 9.x and BigFix Inventory 9.x are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8964 Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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