What is CVE-2016-6082?

CVE-2016-6082 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix_platform, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-6082?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Use After Free in Ibm Bigfix_platform

CVE-2016-6082

IBM BigFix Platform could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free race condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.074 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix_platform — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
Ibm Corporation Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5, 9.0, 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6082?: CVE-2016-6082 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix_platform, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-6082?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.