VDB-96418 · CVE-2016-5966 · BID 95197

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-5966. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance (version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

The bug was discovered 12/30/2016. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5966 since 06/29/2016. 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. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.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 33 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95197†). See VDB-96416, VDB-96422 and VDB-96423 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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06/29/2016 🔍
12/30/2016 +184 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +33 days 🔍
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08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96418
SecurityFocus: 95197 - IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVE-2016-5966 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5966 - IBM - Security Privileged Identity Manager VA - Man-in-the-Middle Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:52
Updated: 08/09/2020 10:18
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:52 (57), 08/09/2020 10:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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