Vulnerability in IBM Hardware Management Console
CVE-2016-0230
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7.3 through 7.3.0 SP7, 7.9 through 7.9.0 SP3, 8.1 through 8.1.0 SP3, 8.2 through 8.2.0 SP2, 8.3 through 8.3.0 SP2, 8.4 through 8.4.0 SP1, and 8.5.0 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root access via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Hardware Management Console — versions 7.9.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/069vc/2/MH01635.readme.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/069y2/1/MH01636.readme.html (Vendor Advisory)
- delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/06a1v/2/MH01639.readme.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/06a1r/2/MH01638.readme.html (Vendor Advisory)
- delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/06a2q/1/MH01640.readme.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0230?
- CVE-2016-0230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Hardware Management Console, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0230?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.