CVE-2016-0391 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2016-07-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_developer_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bluemix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0426	The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00861.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982615

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Bluemix Watson Developer Cloud

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-07-02T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:15:24.303Z

Reserved: 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0391

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-02T14:59:02.257

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0391

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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