PT-2017-8864 · Ibm · Ibm Appscan Enterprise Edition

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2021-06-08 · CVE-2016-6042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by improper handling of objects in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. An attacker could exploit this by persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code on the system in the same context as the victim.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6042

Affected Products

Ibm Appscan Enterprise Edition

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6042 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995118 · Vendor Advisory