CVE-2016-2946 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the ax Shared Libraries within the Agent component of IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) versions 6.2.2, 6.2.3, and 6.3.0 on Linux and UNIX systems. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. It carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:6.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.