CVE-2016-2951

low
Published 2016-11-30 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.7

Description

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly set the default encryption strength, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing the network and performing calculations on encrypted data.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991885

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV89785

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmbigfix_remote_control{"endIncluding":"9.1.2"}

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.