CVE-2016-9985 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Cognos Server 10.1.1 and 10.2 stores highly sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM Reference #: 1999671.

Published: 2017-03-08

Score: 5.5 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

Cognos Business Intelligence

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10`	affected	—
`10.1`	affected	—
`10.1.1`	affected	—
`10.2`	affected	—
`10.2.1`	affected	—
`10.2.1.1`	affected	—
`10.2.2`	affected	—
`2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:::::::*

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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-2016-10768	IBM Cognos Server 10.1.1 and 10.2 stores highly sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM Reference #: 1999671.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999671
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96962

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-03-08T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.598Z

Reserved: 2016-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9985

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-08T19:59:00.283

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

Link: CVE-2016-9985

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-532

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