CVE-2016-2929 (GCVE-0-2016-2929)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-11-25 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:40
VLAI
Summary
IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict password choices, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force approach.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
ibm
References
Date Public
2016-10-08 00:00
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