CVE-2016-2929 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control prior to version 9.1.3, where inadequate password restrictions facilitate brute-force attacks. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full access to affected systems with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, despite requiring high attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant compromise warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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