High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-8980
CVE-2016-8980
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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/95141nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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