VDB-96482 · CVE-2016-8977 · BID 95308

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM BigFix Inventory v9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8977. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM BigFix Inventory v9 (Endpoint Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. This information could be used to mount further attacks against the system.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8977 since 10/25/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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 27 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 95308†). The entries VDB-96484, VDB-96483, VDB-96481 and VDB-96480 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
01/05/2017 +72 days 🔍
01/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +27 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96482
SecurityFocus: 95308 - IBM License Metric Tool and BigFix Inventory CVE-2016-8977 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8977 - IBM - BigFix Inventory - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:58
Updated: 08/09/2020 23:02
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:58 (59), 08/09/2020 23:02 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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