CVE-2016-8980
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8980
- Assigner
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-01T20:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-02-13T22:25:46
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 7.8
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995013 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95141 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8980 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8980 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:48:54 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:34:13 | 2017-02-01T20:59Z | 2017-02-01T20:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:34:13 | 2017-02-13T22:25:46 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:34:13 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |