CVE-2016-8964
N/A
Published: July 13, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLicense Metric ToolBigFix Inventory
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
9.0 ≤ v < 9.2.89.2
Affected range stops below 9.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
9.0 ≤ v < 9.2.8
Affected range stops below 9.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-254
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