CVE-2016-8964

moderate-risk
Published 2017-07-13

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.

Do I need to act?

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2.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Bigfix Inventory
License Metric Tool

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (8)

Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853
Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low