VDB-93882 · CVE-2016-2940 · BID 94621

IBM BigFix Remote Control up to 9.1.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM BigFix Remote Control up to 9.1.2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-2940. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM BigFix Remote Control up to 9.1.2 (Remote Access Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2016. The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2940 since 03/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 53 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 9.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94621†). The entries VDB-93886, VDB-93885, VDB-93884 and VDB-93883 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BigFix Remote Control 9.1.3

Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
10/08/2016 +213 days 🔍
11/30/2016 +53 days 🔍
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11/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/01/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2019 +924 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93882
SecurityFocus: 94621 - IBM BigFix Remote Control CVE-2016-2940 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilites

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2016 20:58
Updated: 06/13/2019 09:52
Changes: 11/30/2016 20:58 (53), 06/13/2019 09:52 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:9E4:103

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