PT-2017-9903 · Ibm · Ibm Bigfix Inventory

Published 2017-07-13 · Updated 2019-05-06 · CVE-2016-8964

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM BigFix Inventory version 9.2

Description The issue is related to an inadequate account lockout setting, which could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.

Recommendations For IBM BigFix Inventory version 9.2, consider implementing a more robust account lockout policy to prevent brute-force attacks on account credentials.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8964

Affected Products

Ibm Bigfix Inventory

References · 6

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8964 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8964 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038919 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99548 · Note