A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM BigFix Remote Control up to 9.1.2 (Remote Access Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM BigFix Remote Control before Interim Fix pack 9.1.2-TIV-IBRC912-IF0001 improperly allows self-signed certificates, which might allow remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 105200.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2016. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4954 since 06/24/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 728 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 9.1.2-TIV-IBRC912-IF0001 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Remote Access Software

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• IBM

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• BigFix Remote Control

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• 9.1.0
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• commercial

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