CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 (Endpoint Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
The bug was discovered 01/31/2017. The weakness was released 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8967 since 10/25/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 96484, 96483, 96482 and 96480.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Name: PasswordClass: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
10/25/2016 🔍01/31/2017 🔍
01/31/2017 🔍
02/01/2017 🔍
02/01/2017 🔍
02/02/2017 🔍
08/09/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-8967 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95902 - IBM License Metric Tool and BigFix Inventory CVE-2016-8967 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8967 - IBM - BigFix Inventory - Cleartext Credentials Issue
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 02/02/2017 11:58Updated: 08/09/2020 22:59
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:58 (61), 08/09/2020 22:59 (6)
Complete: 🔍
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