CVE-2016-5992

low
Published 2016-11-25 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v2
1.9
VIR risk
2.5

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 4.5.00, 4.5.01, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.6 iFix008, and 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.4 on Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
27%
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=swg21989807

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT16911

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmsterling_connect\direct

References

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