What is CVE-2016-6084?

CVE-2016-6084 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-6084?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2016-6084

IBM BigFix Platform could allow an attacker on the local network to crash the BES server using a specially crafted XMLSchema request.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.0, 9.1
IBM Corporation Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5, 9.0, 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95286 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6084?: CVE-2016-6084 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-6084?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.