CVE-2016-0391

The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982615	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_developer_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bluemix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-07-02 14:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-0391

Mitre link : CVE-2016-0391

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-0391

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

watson_developer_cloud
bluemix

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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