CVE-2016-6084 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM BigFix Platform could allow an attacker on the local network to crash the BES server using a specially crafted XMLSchema request.

Published: 2017-02-01

Score: 6.5 Medium

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

IBM Corporation

BigFix Platform

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.0`	affected	—
`9.1`	affected	—
`9.2`	affected	—
`9.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.1:::::::*

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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-2016-7018	IBM BigFix Platform could allow an attacker on the local network to crash the BES server using a specially crafted XMLSchema request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00186.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95286

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Bigfix Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-02-01T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:18.986Z

Reserved: 2016-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6084

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-01T20:59:02.270

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6084

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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