What is CVE-2016-8964?

CVE-2016-8964 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Inventory, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8964?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ibm Bigfix Inventory

CVE-2016-8964

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.024 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8964?: CVE-2016-8964 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Inventory, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8964?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.