CVE-2016-2951 describes a weakness in IBM BigFix Remote Control before version 9.1.3 where the default encryption strength is improperly configured. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 3.7 (Low), allows remote attackers to potentially compromise cryptographic protection by sniffing network traffic and performing calculations on encrypted data due to the high attack complexity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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:L/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.