CVE-2016-2944 in BigFix Remote Control

Summary

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force approach.

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• Reservation: 03/09/2016
• Disclosure: 11/30/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-93884
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-287 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.8
• EPSS: 0.00498
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2944
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2944
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2944/