What is CVE-2016-2951?

CVE-2016-2951 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2951?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2016-2951

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly set the default encryption strength, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing the network and performing calculations on encrypted data.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix_remote_control
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2951?: CVE-2016-2951 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2951?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.