CVE-2016-0391

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-0391

Assigner
psirt@us.ibm.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

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

Last Modified Date
2016-07-07T18:03:42

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-284	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_developer_cloud:-:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bluemix:-:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982615	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0391
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0391

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:15:23				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:07:49	2016-07-02T14:59Z	2016-07-02T14:59:02	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 10:07:49		2016-07-07T18:03:42	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 10:07:49		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated