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

Published 2017-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

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

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95297 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

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.