Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in BigFix Platform shipped with IBM License Metric Tool v9.x and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x (CVE-2016-6082)

Created by Oktawian Powązka on Wed, 12/28/2016 - 05:35

Security Bulletin

Summary

BigFix Platform (BES Root Server and BES Relay) is shipped as a component of IBM License Metric Tool v9.x and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x.
Information about a security vulnerability affecting BigFix Platform has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-6082
DESCRIPTION: BigFix Platform could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free race condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117562 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM License Metric Tool v9.x
IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x

Remediation/Fixes

Apply upgrade-patch fixlet for a BigFix Platform as described in the following technote:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996375

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Change History

28 December 2016 : Original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in BigFix Platform shipped with IBM License Metric Tool v9.x and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.x (CVE-2016-6082)