VDB-100610 · CVE-2016-8962 · BID 98030

IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 Password Verification credentials management

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5.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Verification. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8962. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 (Endpoint Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Password Verification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 118851.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2017. The weakness was published 04/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8962 since 10/25/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/21/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 98030†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038360†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
04/21/2017 +178 days 🔍
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04/26/2017 +5 days 🔍
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12/21/2020 +1335 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8962 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100610
SecurityFocus: 98030 - IBM License Metric Tool and IBM BigFix Inventory CVE-2016-8962 Weak Password Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8962 - Ibm - Bigfix Inventory - Medium
SecurityTracker: 1038360

Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2017 23:27
Updated: 12/21/2020 14:47
Changes: 04/26/2017 23:27 (65), 09/22/2020 12:23 (5), 12/21/2020 14:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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