Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-8966
CVE-2016-8966
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- IBM Corporation/BigFix Inventoryv5Range: 9.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95138nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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