Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-8963 (CCN-118852)

Assigned:2016-10-25
Published:2017-01-04
Updated:2017-02-13
Summary:IBM BigFix Inventory v9 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-8963

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1995029 (BigFix Inventory)
Vulnerability due to Server log files exposure affects IBM License Metric Tool v9 and IBM BigFix Inventory v9 (CVE-2016-8963)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995029

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
95282

Source: CCN
Type: BID-95282
IBM BigFix Inventory CVE-2016-8963 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-bigfix-cve20168963-info-disc(118852)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.2)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm license metric tool 9.2.0
    hp hp-ux *
    ibm aix *
    linux linux kernel *
    microsoft windows *
    oracle solaris *
    ibm bigfix inventory *
    ibm bigfix inventory 9.2