CVE-2016-5992 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting specific versions of IBM Sterling Connect:Direct on Windows. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to disrupt service availability. With a low CVSS score of 2.5, the vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, resulting in a limited impact of only denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5.01:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.7:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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