// For flags

CVE-2016-8980

 

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 es vulnerable a una denegación de servicio, provocada por un error XML Entity Injection (XXE) al procesar datos XML. Un atacante remoto podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para exponer información altamente sensible o consumir todos los recursos de memoria disponibles.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-10-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-02-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CAPEC
References (2)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ibm
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License Metric Tool
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9.2.0
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-
Affected
in Hp
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Hp-ux
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*-
Safe
Ibm
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License Metric Tool
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9.2.0
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-
Affected
in Ibm
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Aix
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*-
Safe
Ibm
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License Metric Tool
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9.2.0
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-
Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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*-
Safe
Ibm
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License Metric Tool
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9.2.0
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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*-
Safe
Ibm
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License Metric Tool
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9.2.0
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-
Affected
in Oracle
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Solaris
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*-
Safe
Ibm
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Bigfix Inventory
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9.2
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Affected