PT-2017-9904 · Ibm · Ibm Bigfix Inventory

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-13 · CVE-2016-8966

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM BigFix Inventory version 9

Description The issue is caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security, allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information using man-in-the-middle techniques.

Recommendations For IBM BigFix Inventory version 9, enable HTTP Strict Transport Security to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and protect sensitive information.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8966

Affected Products

Ibm Bigfix Inventory

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8966 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8966 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995023 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95138 · Note